• Join a Not for Profit truly living their values
• Recovery Orientated Practice
• Bendigo
• Full Time, Fixed Term until June 2021

About the Company

Mind Australia Limited is a leading community managed specialist mental health service provider. We have been supporting people dealing with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for 40 years.

About the role

As a Peer Practitioner you will be utilising your lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to provide empathetic and positive support to our clients. Mind uses a Recovery Orientated approach to help clients live a meaningful life through. You will be the champion of co-design and co-production in all aspects of the service and works as part of a multidisciplinary team, with lived experience of mental ill health and recovery being the unique specialist lens that you bring.

Skills & experience

• Significant experience in mental ill health and recovery
• Able and willing to use your experience to inform your work and the work of the team
• Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health issues, complex needs, and with their families and carers
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Tertiary qualifications (minimum certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health related field

What's on offer

• Opportunity to work in an industry leader
• Monthly RDO's - also known as taking time for yourself
• The ability to salary package – giving you a financial edge
• Space to learn, develop and grow through career and development coaching