Walk alongside people on their mental health recovery journeys and support them to achieve their hopes and dreams

Flourish Australia has an multiple exciting opportunities for a Peer Workers to join our newly establishedNorthernSydneyteam

The positions available are:

- Full time (76 hours per fortnight)
- WorkingMonday to Friday
- Working outreach across the Northern Sydney Local Health District
- Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to$40.49 - $43.42/hour + Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging

About the Opportunities

As aPeer Worker, you will work in the community to support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. Your personal lived experience of mental health challenges, trauma, recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience Expertise. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure, you support people to explore their strengths, rights, choices, and self-defined recovery goals, always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life.

On a day to day basis you will:

- Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services in order to connect with them, support them and build reciprocity, via mutual understanding, trust and shared experience.
- Effectively and appropriately guide and support each individual in their recovery and be strengths, ability and possibility focused,



whilst ensuring they are the leads in their own recovery journey.
- Effectively contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination around having a lived experience of a mental health challenge.
- Support the person to access activities and opportunities that promote independence.
- Support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information, training, and education.

The full position description can be found below:

Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C drivers license and proof of comprehensive insurance must be provided when required. You may be directed to use your private motor vehicle in the course of performing your duties when anorganisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

- A Certificate IV or above in a relevant field OR a minimum of 2-years full-time experience working in the human services field (as recognised by Flourish Australia).
- A personal Lived Experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
- Willing and able to effectively, respectfully,



and appropriately use your Lived Experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
- Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
- A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a Lived Experience of mental health challenges.
- Understanding of, and ability to effectively use, Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
- Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence(willingness to travel independently in the community for community-based support)

For further information, please contact Elspeth Cornell, Manager. E:***@flourishaustralia.org.au(pleasedo notemail applications).

The Benefits

Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:

- Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
- Tax-free Salary Packagingavailable up to $15,900 + additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodation
- Generous leave provisions including17.5% leave loading+2 additional days of personal leave +extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave
- Family-friendly andflexible working conditions
- Opportunities forcareer progression,professional development and training such asMental Health First Aid and ASIST
- Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
- Workplace Community Groupssuch as ourRainbow Networkfor LGBTQ+ staff members & allies andYarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
- Exclusive personalFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier<

📌 Peer Workers (Sydney)
🏢 Flourish Australia
📍 Sydney