Bundjalung/Lismore Part Time (3 days a week)

• Want to leap into a career that empowers you to use your lived and living experiences to support and promote the health and wellbeing of the regional LGBTQ+ community? If so – keep reading!
• You can play a vital role in the delivery of our Statewide Suicide Prevention and Aftercare Service that supports LGBTQ+ community following a suicidal crisis, an attempt or those experiencing suicide risk.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

ACON acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands we operate on across NSW.
ACON pays respect to Elders past and present, and we acknowledge Brotherboys, Sistergirls, trans mob and First Nations LGBTQ+ people for their support and guidance in our work.
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OK, SO WHAT’S THE ROLE?

The Peer Worker (Suicide Prevention) is essentially utilising your lived experience of suicide and mental health challenges to support LGBTQ+ community members experiencing suicidal distress or following a recent attempt. This role is a part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of lived experience and non-lived experience roles responding to the needs of LGBTQ+ community members, however peer support may be delivered as a standalone support service depending on the support preferences of individual community members. You will:

• Provide strengths based, recovery orientated and trauma informed peer support, advocacy and mentoring to LGBTQ+ community members.
• Support and empower clients to strength their self-management skills.
• Work collaboratively with ACON staff, in particular Client Services and Regional Services staff to ensure adequate support is provided to clients in a timely manner.
• Regularly attend and actively participate in required team meetings to ensure consistent quality service delivery.
• Support the promotion of the service.
• Administer, support, train and evaluate volunteer workers, while ensuring they are properly onboarded and documented in accordance with relevant ACON policy & procedures.

To support the successful candidate in their new role at ACON we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Generous learning and development opportunities.
• Potential for tailored mentoring opportunities.
• Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team