• Part-time max-term contract until 30th June 2025 (potential to be extended)
• Based at our Ferntree Gully office + within the community. 
• $41 – $45.5ph + 11% Super + Salary Packaging

What you’ll be doing

As Peer Worker you will provide recovery-orientated, evidence-based peer support interventions utilising your own lived experience of recovery in a substance use and addiction, mental distress or illness context, to instil confidence and hope in others about their personal recovery journey.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working collaboratively with colleagues, clients, carers, and other community partner organisations in order to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to clients.
• Facilitate peer support groups (AOD recovery) groups twice weekly.
• Conduct welcome sessions with new clients.
• Engage with clients to develop trusting and professional relationships I order to identify their needs and support them to reach their recovery goals.
• Promote self-determination and self-advocacy and encourage safe healthy boundaries and self-care practices.
• Encouraging and supporting clients to access and remain engaged with their support services.

Qualifications

An ability and willingness to share own experiences of recovery with others for the benefit of advancing their recovery, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, families, colleagues, stakeholders will be essential to the success of this role. 

You will also have:

• Lived experience of substance use, mental distress/illness and/or trauma, with demonstrated experience of recovery.
• Previous employment as a Peer Worker Grade 1 along with group facilitation skills.
• Relevant mental health/AOD and or IPS training qualifications/certifications highly desirable.
• Experience of the public or private mental health system at a direct care level.
• Understanding of harm minimisation approaches to the treatment and management of persons with a Dual Diagnosis (substance misuse and mental health issues).

What we offer

EACH is committed to developing our people. At EACH you’ll be supported to be your best. We provide: 

• Work arrangements that flex to you to allow for a positive work-life balance.  
• Engaging, inclusive supportive team that meet regularly and has its own chat page to provide daily support to each other 
• Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging benefits
• Opportunities for internal career progression across QLD, NSW, ACT, and VIC 
• Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program for you, and your immediate family members  
• Opportunities to continuously grow and develop.

Next steps

Please have a read of the position description (found here on the EACH job page when you click apply) and when submitting your application include brief outline addressing your interest and suitability for this role in the ‘Message to Hiring Manager’ field. 

If you’d like more information about the position, please contact Fay Edebohls (Team Leader Integrated Services) at [email protected]

 Applications close on Sunday 14th January 2024