- REF: REF114
- Date listed: 21 Jan 2025
- Location: Sydney
- Category: Mental Health & AOD
- Type: Permanent
HiTalent Recruitment is seeking a Peer Worker to join a PHN funded Program in Western Sydney. This role is full-time permanent, with access to salary packaging benefits, supervision and support.
Are you a compassionate and skilled mental health professional who wants to support individuals who experience mild to moderate mental health in the community? We are working exclusively with a well-respected not-for-profit organisation to seek a dedicated Peer Worker to join their team. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in walking alongside people experiencing mental health crisis and distress by offering practical, emotional, social support.
Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Utilise learnings from personal experience of mental health challenges, distress and periods of healing to help clients experiencing mental health.
- Support clients in accessing mental health systems and services.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach to client care.
- Actively participate in individual and group supervision in addition to professional development activities.
- Contribute to program development and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Uphold organisational values and policies while maintaining a commitment to quality service delivery.
To be successful in this role, you will require:
- Have lived experience of mental illness, mental health crisis or caring for someone living with a mental
illness and demonstrated experience of recovery. - Hold a minimum Cert IV qualification in Lived Experience, for example hold a Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work or be open to completing within 2 years of employment.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Willingness to be identified by others as a mental health professional with lived experience of mental health recovery
If you want to discuss the position further, please submit your resume to arrange an exploratory confidential call.
We look forward to hearing from you!
