• Use lived experience to support clients with mental ill health to live independently and return to their community
• Fixed term 8 month role with possible extension | Part time up to 15.2 hours/week
• Cairns Location 

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds. 

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 45 years. 

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

The Community Care Unit (CCU) is a residential service providing intensive treatment and recovery support to help people experiencing serious mental health issues whose lives have been disrupted making living independently difficult. Clients can access staff 24/7 whilst being supported to stabilise their mental health, define recovery goals and wellbeing outcomes, build daily living skills, strengthen relationships with families and carers, develop social connections and community networks and increase capacity to live independently. The CCU service provides personalised one-to-one support, shared supports, workshops and group activities based on client’s strengths and goals as identified in their individual recovery plan. 

We are seeking a compassionate Peer Practitioner for an 8 month fixed term, part time (15.2 hours per week) opportunity with possible extension  for a motivated, passionate Peer Practitioner to work in a residential Community Care Unit (CCU) in Cairns. You will utilise your lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to support clients and ensure services are aligned with goals and aspirations identified in individual recovery plans. 

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to the client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Lived experience and willingness to support clients through sharing learnings and recovery-orientated practice is required.
• Able to provide a record of Vaccination Preventable Diseases or able to obtain vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken Pox, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B or other diseases as required by our Partnership with QLD Health.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice. 

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Learning, development and career opportunities. 

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 495612. Please contact the person below for more information.

Leonie Heness, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Reconciliation Manager

[email protected]                                    

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening.