Job Description
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Utilise the learning from lived/living experience of mental health challenges and/or alcohol and drug challenges
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Provide an alternative to traditional mental health responses through the practice of mutuality
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Enjoy extra leave perks incl birthday leave + wellbeing & fitness access for you and family
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Boost take‐home pay with salary packaging and lifestyle banking benefits
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Full Time 38 hours per week until 30 June **** | Tamworth Location
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About One Door
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One Door Mental Health has joined the Mind Australia Group, creating one of the largest community-managed mental health networks in the country. One Door Mental Health is a pioneering, purpose-driven service provider dedicated to supporting individuals living with mental illness, along with their families and carers. With over 30 years of experience, our innovative services and community-driven approach create a safe and supportive environment.
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About the Service
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Known locally as Side by Side, One Door Mental Health's Distress Brief Support Short-Term Support Team (DBS STST) provides timely, recovery-oriented support for adults aged 18 years and over experiencing periods of heightened distress. The service complements existing clinical and community supports by delivering person-centred, short-term assistance that helps individuals build resilience, strengthen coping strategies, and progress their recovery goals.
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About the role
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We are seeking a collaborative and insightful Peer Practitioner for fixed term, fulltime opportunity working 38 hours per in the Tamworth. You will act as champions of co-design and lead co-production practices, in practical ways always placing the relationship and service user at the centre of their journey. This is done through working with a person to understand and identify their story, identify how they would like to move towards what is possible in their lives by focusing on relational care.
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Key responsibilities
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Utilising effective and appropriate sharing of learnings from personal recovery stories
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Provide peer-based support to people living with mental health concerns by building trust through shared experiences, promoting a hopeful outlook, and offering consistent, empathetic engagement.
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Deliver outreach-based peer support, including visiting clients in community settings and other services, to support engagement, reduce barriers to access, and assist clients to connect with appropriate supports.
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Forge strong links with the DBS STST and community partners to better enable a smooth transition for people we support
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Contribute to a culturally responsive workforce and service environment for staff, service users, family/carers and volunteers from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds
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Transform Lives:Play a vital role in empowering individuals, helping them achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
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Competitive Salary Packaging:Maximize your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900.
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Fitness Passport:Take advantage of our discounted workplace health and fitness program, offering you and your family access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness centers at a fraction of the regular cost. For 50% less than a typical gym membership, enjoy unlimited visits and stay motivated to maintain your health and well-being.
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Leave Perks:Enjoy leave perks including birthday leave, study leave, and an extra annual picnic day leave!
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Access to a Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through our CommBank program.
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What you'll bring
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Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) are required in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or other health related field as designated by ODMH.
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Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, is desirable but not required.
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Has a lived/living experience of mental distress and recovery and understanding of, and ability and willingness to contribute this Lived Expertise in working towards greater organisational impact.
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Experience or ability to acquire skills in understanding needs and working collaboratively to plan wellbeing supports using evidence informed approaches and tools, for example in challenging situations.
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One Door Mental Health requires all staff to have a current Working with Children's Check, NDIS Worker Screening clearance, and appropriate COVID-19 Vaccination. One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Prospect Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.
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Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and next steps may occur while the role is still advertised. The vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is identified, so to avoid missing out, please submit your application as soon as possible.
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Centre Manager and Project Lead – Distress Brief Support
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We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at ****** or via
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📌 Peer Practitioner - Tamworth (West Tamworth)
🏢 One Door Mental Health
📍 West Tamworth