Walk alongside people on their mental health recovery journeys and support them to achieve their hopes and dreams! Flourish Australia has multiple exciting opportunities for Peer Workers to join our Tamworth team. The positions available are: Full-time (76 hours per fortnight) Part-time (30.4 hours per fortnight) Working across a rotating roster including weekend shifts Based in Tamworth Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) About the Opportunities As a Peer Worker, you will work in the community to support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. Your personal lived experience of mental health challenges, trauma, recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure, you support people to explore their strengths, rights, choices, and self-defined recovery goals, always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life. On a day to day basis you will: Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services in order to connect with them, support them and build reciprocity, via mutual understanding, trust and shared experience. 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. Effectively contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination around having a lived experience of a mental health challenge. 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. To learn more about becoming a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, we encourage you to review An Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia, which provides a clear overview of the role. You can also deepen your understanding of our Peer Work model by exploring our Peer Workforce Framework. The full position description can be found below: Peer Worker Position Description Selection Criteria Essential: 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). A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery. Willing and able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery. Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values. A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace. Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of mental health challenges. Understanding of, and ability to effectively use, Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems. Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence. For further information, please contact Debra Gibbons, Manager. E: Debra.Gibbons@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications). The Benefits Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated through our Employee Value Proposition offerings: Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement 2018 Tax-Free Salary Packaging up to $15,900 p.a. through SmartSalary Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading 2 additional days of personal leave Flourish Australia Day paid primary carer parental leave purchased annual leave program Opportunities for professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid, & ASIST – further information found on the L&D Hub ! Monthly reflective practice & career development through bi-annual My Plan Access to our Employee Assistance Program, Sonder, for free, confidential well-being support 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 & access to novated leasing Employee discounts program through Flourishing Well at over 400 popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc) Quarterly Reward and Recognition Awards How to Apply To apply for this position, please complete all the questions asked. You will then be required to attach a copy of your resume on the following page, we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application. Please note that we may speak with your current Manager regarding your application. Please also ensure that the People and Culture team have all relevant certificates and training attendance recorded on your P&C file as this may be referenced as part of the selection process.