Peer Worker I Mental Health One Door Mental Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Opportunity to work as part of a purpose-driven organisation
  • Part Time Fixed Term
  • Liverpool
  • SCHCADS Level 3 + generous salary packaging

The Program

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in Greater Sydney, the Federal Government has funded Mental Health Hubs to:

  • provide accessible, affordable mental health services and support in the community
  • reduce pressure on Emergency Departments, and
  • support GPs to provide treatment and care to people with mental ill health.

The One Door Mental Health Hubs are delivered through a mix of video, phone, and face to face support

About the Role

As a Peer Worker you will:

  • create a space of hope, optimism, and inclusion for people who experience mental distress due to the current pandemic.
  • Engage with sector-stakeholders to enhance their capacity to better support people accessing the mental health system.
  • Provide soft, supported, entry into appropriate mental health supports.
  • Assist in transitioning people as they move between different levels of care (Stepped Care model).

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

  • Certificate IV in AOD, Mental Health or Peer Work, or Diploma of Community Services.
  • Lived experience of mental health challenges, personal recovery, and service use and a willingness to use experience to role model recovery to support others.
  • A willingness to purposefully share their personal experience to support others and to contribute to change.
  • Understanding of and a commitment to the principles of peer support; inclusive of a recovery-focused approach.
  • A clear awareness about selfcare and skills for prioritising self-care.

A copy of the position description can be viewed here.

About One Door

One Door Mental Health is a leading for purpose service provider for those living with mental illness, their families and carers. Our community creates a safe place that connects people, our services are innovative and supported by more than 30 years of experience, and our advocacy work is putting an end to stigma through education and understanding. Creating a world in which people with a mental illness are valued and treated as equals is at the heart of everything we do.

Your values and our values

Our values are integral to everything that we are as an organisation and how we interact with each other, our consumers and carers. As you consider whether this role is for you, please take some time to reflect on your own values and One Door’s values. Click here to view our values ASPIRE to work out if they resonate with you.

Your application for this position will require you to have a Police Check (verified in the last 6 months), a current Working with Children’s Check, an application in process for the NDIS Worker Screening clearance at Service NSW and under the current NSW Public Health Order, evidence of 3 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine or provide evidence of an authorised medical exemption.

Apply Now! Please contact Chris Jones on 0498824342 for more information about this role.

One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and values lived experience of mental health recovery and diversity in our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.

JOB SUMMARY

Organisation

One Door Mental Health

Job Salary

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