Walk alongside people in their recovery journey, helping them build on their strengths, pursue their goals, and create a meaningful future.

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker to join our Hervey Bay team.

The position available is:

- Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight)
- Working a rotating roster including weekdays, weekends and afternoon shifts
- Working in your local community in Hervey Bay
- Attractive hourly ratesequivalent to $40.49 - $43.42/hour+ Super + Salary Packaging

About the Opportunity

As aPeer Worker, you'll use your lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to inspire hope, build meaningful connections, and support people to achieve their personal recovery goals.

Working alongside people accessing our services, you'll draw on your lived experience expertise to create trusting relationships built on empathy, mutual understanding, respect, and hope. Through authentic connection, you'll encourage people to recognise their strengths, explore new possibilities, and take positive steps towards living the life they choose.

Day to day activities can vary across our Peer Operated Service and NDIS community access supports. Tasks include developing and facilitating capacity building groups, scheduling one to one peer support appointments to work on individual goals and supporting people in the drop-in centre. NDIS supports are provided in the community to help people work towards their NDIS goals.Successful applicants must be able to commit to a rotating roster Monday-Sunday with shift times from 8:30 - 4:36 and 11:54-20:00.

In this role, 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.
- Support people to identify their strengths, goals, and aspirations, while empowering them to lead their own recovery journey.
- Advocate for inclusion and help reduce stigma surrounding mental health challenges.




- Support people to access opportunities, services, education, training, and activities that align with their goals.
- Foster skill development, self-determination, and confidence through coaching, mentoring, and shared learning.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, families, carers, and community partners to achieve positive outcomes.

This is a rewarding opportunity to use your lived experience to make a genuine difference in the lives of others while contributing to a recovery-oriented and values-driven organisation.

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 an organisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.

About You

You are passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey and believe in the value of lived experience. You bring a recovery-oriented mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to creating inclusive, person-centred outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A Certificate IV or higher qualification in a relevant field, or a minimum of two years’ full-time experience in the human services sector. Relevant qualifications in the areas of Mental Health, Peer Work, Social Work, Community Services or Psychology.
- Personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
- The ability to draw on your lived experience in a protected, respectful, and purposeful way to inspire hope and support others.
- A strong alignment with Flourish Australia’s values and commitment to recovery-oriented practice.
- An understanding of the strengths, challenges, and diverse experiences of people living with mental health challenges.
- Well-developed computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office and data management systems.

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