Compeer Support Officer

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Compeer Support Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Permanent part-time - 12 hours per week
• Based in Campbelltown; involves travel between the Macarthur and Wingecarribee areas
• SCHCADS Award, Level 3 - hourly rates range from $28.21 to $30.26 per hour depending on qualifications/experience

What we do

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services and has been assisting people experiencing disadvantage in NSW for more than 130 years. Our people reach out to the most vulnerable in our community through our Conferences, Special Works and Vinnies shops. The Society’s mission is to shape a more just and compassionate society by offering a ‘hands up’ approach to people in need respecting their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.

About the Service

The Wollongong Diocesan Central Council operates a number of special works including Mental Health, Community Development and Accommodation Services. Compeer is an internationally affiliated program which first started in the United States in 1973. It provides friendship, advocacy and support for people living with a mental illness.  Compeer recruits, screens, trains and matches volunteers in one-to-one friendships with adults who are receiving support for mental illness.

The Role

The Support Officer of the Compeer Program will undertake duties in program support, volunteer recruitment, event management and interagency representation. The role will assist to deliver recovery focused, peer based mental health support to those experiencing mental illness.

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Assist with volunteer recruitment, engagement and management
• Provide resources for and communicate adequately with volunteers on a regular basis
• Assist with organising training days and peer support meetings as required 
• Assist in the development of program information and training resources
• Update internal and external referral pathways/services
• Engage in regular communication for program enquiries
• Attend inter-agency meetings and events as required
• Support the coordinator with holistic interventions and referral support for participants of the program
• Assist in the facilitation of various program meetings.

This role will report to the Compeer Program Coordinator (Macarthur/Wingecarribee).  Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

To be successful in this role, you will need

• Completed or completing qualifications in community welfare, mental health, social work
• Knowledge of various mental illnesses
• Sound organisational, communication and administrative skills
• Appropriate understanding and skills with technology, computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office and technical troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Willingness to travel between the Macarthur and Wingecarribee areas.

Come and join our team!

We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:

• Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people’s lives in an organisation that cares about people. 
• Generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.
• In addition to excellent learning and development programs, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide opportunities to grow your career across a range of teams and services.
• Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.

Prior to an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, Working with Children check, Health Declaration and/or a medical check, Right to work in Australia check. The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People.

If you have questions about this role, please email to Corinne Lindsell (Manager - Homelessness and Mental Health) [email protected] ( quoting job number and position title: Compeer Support Officer (Macarthur and Wingecarribee )/VIN1028). 

Applications close at 11:30 pm on 25 July 2018.

Please submit your application attaching your Resume including your

responses to the Essential Criteria outlined in the attached Position Description.

Information on how to apply.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.