• Utilise lived experience to support LGBTQIA+ clients with holistic, peer-driven mental ill health recovery and wellbeing programs
• Permanent roles | Part time 23 or 30 hours/week
• Fitzroy North Location

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 40 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

Mind’s Equality Centre’s provides support individuals, couples and families from the LGBTIQA+ community to live well and improve mental health outcomes. Services are tailored and utilise a range of psychological interventions including brief therapies, motivational techniques and specialist skills. The After Care program delivers peer-based psychological support and group work to LGBTIQA+ people with mental ill health, this peer-driven approach integrates evidence-based practice with community insights to provide a holistic, innovative model of care.

We are seeking several motivated, compassionate After Care Suicide Prevention - Peer Practitioners for permanent, part time (23 or 30 hours per week) opportunities at the Equality Centre in Fitzroy North. You will utilise lived experience to deliver 1:1 weekly sessions with clients following a suicidal crisis and provide high quality, safe recovery-orientated services consistent with Mind’s My Better Life model.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health recovery and experience of LGBTIQA+ specific issues and community to inform your work and the work of the team.
• Support clients with your unique lens of lived experience to empower, bring hope and aid recovery.
• Work with clients following a suicide attempt or with suicidal ideation with management of referrals, assertive follow up and recovery-focused services.
• Work collaboratively with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated and integrated response to the client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work or other health-related field.
• Lived experience of mental ill health and/or suicide and experience of LGBTIQA+ specific issues with the willingness to inform your work.
• Expertise in working with people from LGBTIQA+ community, mental health issues, complex needs, and collaborating with families and carers.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with agencies, clinical providers and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle.
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now and enter reference number 14460.

We welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.