Peer Worker Vacancies
Join our team at our Peer Operated Service in Warana Queensland specialising in mental health support and recovery!
Summary about this job
Community Development
Company: Flourish Australia
Location: Sunshine Coast
Work type: Contract/Temp
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-7-8085-3116
Fax: +61-3-1133-2346
E-mail: n\a
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Detail information about job Peer Worker Vacancies. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Peer Operated Service in Warana on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
- Rewarding closed period full-time, part-time & casual positions (until 30 June 2019) available with an attractive hourly rate!
About the Opportunities
Peer Workers work in the community to support people accessing our services with lived experience of mental health issues achieve their hopes and dreams. Within the Peer Operated Service on a day to day basis you will be required to:
- Utilise your skills and knowledge as a Peer Worker to run groups, provide one on one support, support people accessing the warm line and also the respite centre
- Listen to people and create opportunities and activities that meet their interests and goals.
- Ensure that individual support is provided that meets people's recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.
- Be ‘hands on’ and involved in direct service delivery.
Peer Workers are required to use their lived experience of a mental health issue and personal recovery openly, appropriately and effectively to build professional relationships with the people they support who also experience mental health issues.
About the Benefits
- Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900; (casuals ineligible)
- Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
- Comprehensive infrastructure including fleet motor vehicles, mobile phones and other resources for work purposes;
More information and Full Position Descriptions within the application