Thorne Harbour Health, a progressive LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health organisation, is currently recruiting for a Mental Health Peer Navigator/Case Worker to provide peer support to our clients.

This exciting role will provide culturally safe and affirming peer and case work support to LGBTIQ+ community members experiencing mental health issues.

As a Mental Health Peer Navigator/Case Worker you will draw on your own lived experience and support clients through modelling hope and recovery, helping them to make sense of, normalise and reframe their own experiences, and to navigate the mental health treatment system.

You will possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, an ability to work with people experiencing psychological distress, and a genuine commitment to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of people from the LGBTIQ+ community, particularly trans and gender diverse individuals.

Thorne Harbour Health offers a supportive team environment, regular clinical supervision, ongoing professional development opportunities and the opportunity to further develop your peer support skills in an LGBTIQ+ affirming, trans inclusive and sex positive mental health service.

For a detailed position description, including selection criteria click on the position description attached below or visit our website.

We offer generous salary packaging and a commitment to quality improvement.

For further enquiries please contact Sharna Ciotti, Manager Therapeutic Services SA on 0428 919 582 or [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Peer Navigator / Case Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants from our LGBTIQ+ communities including those living with HIV, those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, First Nations people, and people with disability are encouraged to apply.

Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Thorne Harbour Health is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.

A position description is attached.