Peer Workers apply the Lived Experience perspective to individual relationships, team processes and service collaborations

Position Details

• Part-Time (0.6 FTE) Permanent Position
• Classification: SCHADS Level 3, with a salary range of $76,451 - $81,984 per annum pro rata+ Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Burswood, WA

About your role

Neami's Youth Enhanced Services (YES) is funded by the Perth South Primary Health Network (PHN). YES provides transdisciplinary clinical and recovery focused support to young people aged 12-25 with moderate to severe mental health needs. The program supports young people whose mental health needs are greater than what primary care can provide, but who face barriers to accessing or sustaining engagement with ongoing specialist services.

The service is youth-centred, trauma-informed, flexible and inclusive, operating across four sub-regions in Perth South (Fremantle/Melville/Cockburn, Armadale/Gosnells/Canning, Rockingham/Kwinana, and Mandurah/Peel).YES offers outreach and centre-based services, including family-inclusive support, peer work, clinical intervention, care coordination, and system navigation.
Peer Workers - Youth Services (PWs) draw on their own life-changing lived experience of distress and/or trauma and their journey of recovery and healing to support young people who face similar challenges to their health and wellbeing.

Guided by Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and the National Lived Experience Workforce Guidelines, PWs provide youth-led emotional, social, and service support through one-on-one peer support (onsite or outreach), facilitating groups, and transdisciplinary teamwork. In their work, they emphasise connection, mutuality and support young people to explore worldviews and move toward what is meaningful to the young person.

What you will bring to the role

• Willingness to identify or be identified by others as a professional with lived experience of recovery
• Personal lived/living experience of mental health distress and/or trauma with a focus on healing/recovery and the ability to purposefully use lived experience learning to connect with and support young people.
• Strong emotional resilience including the ability to sit with discomfort, distress and young people in crisis.
• Ability to work autonomously, adapt communication to diverse need and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to self-reflect, take on feedback to grow practice skills and engage in personal and professional development.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills plus computer literacy.
• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check
• Australian working rights
• A valid driver's licence

Desired

• Intentional Peer Support core training, Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work, Hearing Voices training, group facilitation or similar.
• Previous experience in a designated Lived Experience role.

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including Gratis Leave, Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

How to Apply

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If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Ruth Lawrence, Clinical Services Manager - Email: [email protected] using the subject line: Peer Worker - Youth Services - Burswood enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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