Woden Community Service (WCS) is a for-purpose organisation that has been providing community-based services for over 50 years. Our vision of ‘A caring community where everyone belongs’ is achieved through our values of Inclusion, Compassion, Hope, Responsiveness, Integrity and Social Justice.

We deliver services across the ACT covering children, families, young people and seniors including disability, housing and mental health services.

The Mental Health Services team is seeking for a passionate and committed Peer Recovery Worker who will use their lived experience to provide a unique lens of recovery focussed on service coordination and assisting people living with a mental health issue/s to achieve their recovery goals and aspirations.

Our Offer

• Fixed term part-time (30 hours/week) appointment up to 21 December 2024.

• Salary of WCS 5 $82,326.30 - $86,647.79 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 11% Superannuation.

• Salary packaging (up to $15,899 per year) plus meal and entertainment cards.
• Paid shutdown leave on standard working days between Christmas and New Year.
• Work in a supportive, dedicated team.
• Professional development and extensive training provided.
• National EAP Service.
• Location: 1 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate IV in peer work, mental health or other relevant field with at least 2 years’ experience in a mental health or peer worker role
• Experience in case management and/or support coordination, including knowing when and how to refer participants.
• Demonstrated lived experience of the personal impacts and effects of mental health issues and related challenges.

• Have personal insight into the impact of stigma and the subsequent effect this has for individuals, families and the broader community.

• Experience building supportive relationships with people living with mental illness, their families and external service providers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to advocate for the recovery of those living with mental illness.
• Demonstrated understanding of professional boundaries, privacy and confidentiality
• An ethical commitment to recovery principles, capacity-building, person-centred, trauma informed, strength-based practice, and solutions focussed therapy.
• Effective communication skills (both oral and written) to interact positively with a variety of people, and to identify possible barriers to communication.
• Demonstrated computer and database skills that will ensure consistent, quality documentation and reporting.

A full Position Description is attached outlining the knowledge, skills and experience.

To be eligible for employment, you must also have an ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) Card, working rights in Australia, and be willing to undertake background checks required for the position.

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements of this role.

For further information about the role, please contact David Wolthof, email: [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Peer Recovery Worker via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

For more information about WCS and services that we provide, including Youth & Family, Community Development, Housing and Homelessness, Disability, Mental Health and Aged Care, please visit our website at www.wcs.org.au.

WCS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all abilities and life experiences. We also encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.