Mental Health Peer Recovery Worker - Phillip, Australia - Woden Community Service

Woden Community Service
Woden Community Service
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Phillip, Australia

4 weeks ago

Olivia Brown

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Description

The Mental Health Services team is seeking for a passionate and committed
Peer Recovery Worker** who will use their lived experience to provide a unique lens of recovery focussed on service coordination and assisting people living with a mental health issue/s to achieve their recovery goals and aspirations.


Woden Community Service (WCS) is a for-purpose organisation that has been providing community-based services for over 50 years. Our vision of 'A caring community where everyone belongs' is achieved through our values of Inclusion, Compassion, Hope, Responsiveness, Integrity and Social Justice.


We deliver services across the ACT covering children, families, young people and seniors including disability, housing and mental health services.


Our Offer

  • Fixed term parttime (30 hours/week) appointment up to 21 December 202
  • Salary of WCS 5 $82, $86,647.79 p.a. (prorata) plus 11% Superannuation.
  • Salary packaging (up to $15,899 per year) plus meal and entertainment cards.
  • Paid shutdown leave on standard working days between Christmas and New Year.
  • Work in a supportive, dedicated team.
  • Professional development and extensive training provided.
  • National EAP Service.
  • Location: 1 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

  • Minimum Certificate IV in peer work, mental health or other relevant field with at least 2 years' experience in a mental health or peer worker role
  • Experience in case management and/or support coordination, including knowing when and how to refer participants.
  • Demonstrated lived experience of the personal impacts and effects of mental health issues and related challenges.
  • Have personal insight into the impact of stigma and the subsequent effect this has for individuals, families and the broader community.
  • Experience building supportive relationships with people living with mental illness, their families and external service providers.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of how to advocate for the recovery of those living with mental illness.
  • Demonstrated understanding of professional boundaries, privacy and confidentiality
  • An ethical commitment to recovery principles, capacitybuilding, personcentred, trauma informed, strengthbased practice, and solutions focussed therapy.
  • Effective communication skills (both oral and written) to interact positively with a variety of people, and to identify possible barriers to communication.
  • Demonstrated computer and database skills that will ensure consistent, quality documentation and reporting.
A full
Position Description is available outlining the knowledge, skills and experience.


_ To __be eligible for employment, you must also have an ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) Card, working rights in Australia, and be willing to undertake background checks required for the position._**
To apply, please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements of this role
via Seek.


Closing Date:
COB **17 May 2024
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