Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker Job at Flourish

We’re Looking to hire, Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker Job at Flourish Australia June 2022

1. Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker Job
2. Griffith, Australia
3. Full-Time

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About Company

Flourish Australia is home to some of the most seasoned community mental health organisations in the world. Our goal is to help people grow, have hope for the future, and participate positively in society. Because every person will have a distinct experience and varied demands depending on who they are as an individual, our services are extensive and highly personalised. Together, we establish objectives, match people with appropriate resources, provide support services, and create chances to satisfy their needs. All competent people are welcome to apply for our vacant vacancies. We are really committed to having individuals with lived experience of mental health difficulties work for us.  We value diversity and welcome eligible applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, CALD and LGBTI backgrounds, and mature age to apply. Our mission is to build places where everyone may live well and with mental health. Our mission is to assist people in thriving, believing in their future and civic role. Trust, respect, hope, inclusiveness, honesty, diversity, and partnership are upheld by our values. June 2022: Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker Position at Flourish Australia.

Job Responsibilities

As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will work in the community to support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health issues 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:

• Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people.
• Encourage shared learning experiences, and support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information and education.
• 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.
• Be ‘hands on’ and involved in direct service delivery.

Job Requirement

• A relevant degree OR a Relevant Certificate IV or Diploma with 12-months relevant experience OR 2-years full-time experience working in mental health as recognised by Flourish Australia.
• A strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
• Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
• Understanding of, and ability to effectively use, Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
• A current Australian Driver’s Licence.

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