ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health issues to achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to maintain wellness and realise their goals. On a day to day basis you will:

• Deliver structured, time-limited, and goal-oriented support in line with CPS national guidelines, focused on improving daily functioning and achieving recovery goals.
• Collaborate with participants to co-design and implement individual recovery plans based on their strengths, needs, and aspirations.
• Conduct assessments, monitor progress, and adapt supports as needed.
• Co-facilitate group programs that promote recovery, social connection, skill-building, and personal development.
• Provide capacity building support across key life domains including housing, employment, education, physical health, and social engagement.
• Connect participants with mainstream and community services to foster long-term independence.

We value lived experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their lived experience and personal recovery to mentor people with a lived experience of a mental health issue. You will use your lived experience to inform and contribute to staff learning, service understanding, and delivering person-led, strengths focused, recovery based service.
For more information about what it means to be a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description and the Peer Worker information statement “What You Should Consider Before Becoming A Peer Worker”.
For more information on the Mental Health Worker role, please read the Position Description.

WHO WE ARE

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.
Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.
Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re seeking individuals who bring empathy, insight, and a strong belief in recovery.

You’ll need to:

• 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)
• Have a personal lived experience of a mental health issue and recovery.
• A strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
• Understand the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
• Demonstrate alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
• Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence (and willingness to travel locally for community-based support)
• Feel comfortable facilitating or co-facilitating peer learning, social inclusion, or psychoeducational group sessions.
• Build respectful, empowering relationships while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• Be able to work independently, whilst contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Effectively use and understand Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems for the purpose of notes, scheduling, and reporting.

For further information, please contact Amanda Killen, Manager. E: amanda.killen@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications).

The position available is:

• Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
• Part-time can be negotiated with the preferred candidate (60.8 hours per fortnight)
• Work in your local community in Bundaberg
• Working Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
• Attractive hourly rates equivalent to $38.65-$41.45/hour + Super + Salary Packaging!