𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺!

The positions available are:

- 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹

- 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮

- 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆

- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 $𝟰𝟬.𝟰𝟵 - $𝟰𝟯.𝟰𝟮/𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 + 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 + 𝟮𝟱% 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴!

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to maintain wellness and realise their goals. On a day to day basis you will:

- Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services

- Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people

- Effectively and appropriately guide and support each individual in their recovery and be strengths, ability and possibility focused, whilst ensuring they are the leads in their own recovery journey

- Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible

- Support the person to access activities and opportunities that promote independence

- Support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information, training, and education

We value lived experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery. Your personal lived experience of mental health challenges, trauma, recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience Expertise. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope.

Full criteria and position description are available within the application.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀

- 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟯 (𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗦) 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴)

- Family-friendly and flexible working conditions

- Opportunities for career progression, professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST

- Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support

- Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring, strong team support and a comprehensive induction program

- Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members

- Personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier

- Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮

Essential:

- Hold a Certificate IV or above in a relevant field OR a minimum of 2-years full-time experience working in the human services field (as recognised by Flourish Australia).

- Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.

- A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery and willingness to be able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).

- A strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.

- Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence (and willingness to travel locally for community-based support)

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health challenges in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄!