About Anglicare NT

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services

We offer great benefits, including:

• Further training and development options.
• Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
• A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About headspace

headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.

About the Opportunity

As Peer Support Worker, you will draw on your lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery, and navigating mental health services to provide meaningful support to young people and their families in collaboration with their treating team. You will contribute to the development and co-facilitation of Peer Support Groups and take part in Community Engagement events to deliver educational opportunities, reduce stigma around mental ill-health, and serve as a positive role model for young people.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Certificate IV in Mental Health or a related field, or a willingness to complete
• Personal experience accessing support for mental health challenges as a young person (essential). Preference will be given to those with lived experience of psychosis.
• A strong ability to connect with, support, and collaborate with young people, along with an understanding of the mental health system in the Northern Territory
• Demonstrated commitment to working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, staff and stakeholders, particularly Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, in order to improve outcomes

Note: This position is permanent part time position (2 days per week)

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

As part of the recruitment process, please address the key selection criteria using the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Program Manager Early Psychosis on (08) 8931 5999 or visit our careers page www.anglicare-nt.org.au/careers/.

Applications close COB on the closing date.

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver’s licence.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination.

A position description is attached.