For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.
Position Details
Full time, Permanent Position
Hours of work across rotating roster, Monday-Saturday, ******pm or *******pm shifts
Classification:SCHADSLevel 3 with a salary range of $80,087 - $85,877 per annum + Superannuation
Salary packaging arrangements providing tax advantages 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: South Morang, City of Whittlesea
About your new role
Peer Workers (PWs) draw on their own life-changing lived experience of distress, trauma and/or substance use, and their journey of recovery and healing, to support consumers who face similar challenges to their health and wellbeing.
Guided by Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and the National Lived Experience Workforce Guidelines, PWs provide consumer-led emotional, social, and service support through one-on-one peer support, facilitating peer-led groups, and transdisciplinary teamwork. In their work, they emphasise connection, mutuality and support consumers to explore worldviews and move toward what is meaningful to the consumer.
As well as purposeful use of personal lived experience, PWs draw on the broader collective Lived Experience history and social movements to explore and understand the impacts of stigma, discrimination and systemic harm. PWs play a vital role in continuous service improvement by integrating and elevating lived experience perspectives.
About Neami National
We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing,



housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.
For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.
We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.
Values
Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.
Connecting
Learning
Belonging
What will Neami offer
Generous leave entitlements including Gratis Leave, Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
Optional monthly Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full‐time staff
17.5% Annual Leave Loading
Flexible work arrangements areavailable 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 -providingholistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family




What you will bring to the role
Personal lived/living experience of recovery as a family, friend or carer. Your recovery experience may be related to mental health, suicidal crisis, drugs and alcohol use or trauma
Willingness to identify or be identified by others as a professional withlived experience of recovery
Willingness to share and draw on lived experience purposefully in the role to instil confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery
Strong emotional resilience including the ability to sit with discomfort, distress and 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
What the role requires
National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
Current Working with Children Check
Australian working rights
A valid driver's licence
Applications Close: 11th November ****
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.
Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people. Click here for the full statement.
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