“Full citizenship for all people living with mental health issues in Australian society”

About the Role:

• Casual Position
• CSD From $42.59 - $45.67 per hour (includes Casual Loading)
• Location: Broken Hill

The Far West Recovery Centre (FWRC) is a 10 bed mental health sub-acute facility that provides an option for people who are becoming unwell or are still recovering from an acute illness and need a short period of additional support and consolidation to complement their treatment and support.

Peer Support Workers are integral members of the team and draw on their lived experience of recovery from mental illness, to instill confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery. You must have a lived experience of your own mental illness and a rich understanding of your own processes of recovery. You must be willing to purposefully use your own story to help others further their own understanding of recovery.

You will work collaboratively in planning and co-facilitating a peer group based on the self-development program known as Flourish. The Peer Support Worker may also assist new consumers in their entry into the service and in providing individual support to consumers focusing on their strengths to achieve identified goals.

What are we looking for?

• Lived experience of your own mental illness and a rich understanding of your own processes of recovery
• A willingness to purposefully use your own story to help others further their own understanding of recovery
• Ability to foster and maintain respectful, professional relationships with consumers, staff and organisations
• Experience of group work ideally as a facilitator
• Experience of the public or private mental health system
• You must have an appropriate length of time in recovery to be able to effectively and safely conduct the peer support worker role, and a willingness to continue to engage in recovery supports where appropriate.

Mandatory requirements

• Current NSW Working with Children Check
• Australian Working Rights
• Drivers licence
• Police check
• COVID-19 vaccination

Incentives include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Application Procedure

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description attached below.

If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertisement or position description, please contact: Michelle Francis, Service Manager, Broken Hill: 08 8080 1365 – 0448 797 912.

No recruitment agency candidates need apply.

We celebrate multidisciplinary teams and value the rich skills and experiences brought by applicants from a range of sectors and professional backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.