Peer Practitioner

• Utilise lived/living experience of mental health challenges to empower and bring hope to young people to achieve recovery goals and independent living
• Permanent Part-time 26.6 hours/week | 24/7 Rotating Roster
• Caboolture Location

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living  experience of mental distress  and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 45 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

We are seeking a compassionate, resilient Peer Practitioner for a Permanent part-time opportunity (26.6 hours per week) to work alongside the Youth Step-Up Step-Down (YSUSD) residential service team in the Caboolture area. You will use your lived/living experience of mental health challenges to provide intensive, person-centred, recovery-oriented support to young people, helping them achieve their wellbeing goals, build capacity and daily living skills, strengthen social connections, enhance community networks, and grow confidence to live independently. You must be able to work a 24/7 rotating roster, including afternoon shifts, sleepover shifts, night shifts, and weekends.

Youth Step-Up Step-Down (YSUSD) is a short-term residential mental health recovery service for young people aged 16-21, delivered in partnership with the local health service. It provides intensive individual and group support to promote resilience, social connection, self-care, and wellbeing. YSUSD offers a ‘step up’ for those needing more support to avoid hospital admission and a ‘step down’ for those transitioning back to the community after a hospital stay. Each young person actively plans their recovery, with the YSUSD team working alongside families, carers, and other key people in their lives.

Key responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived/living experience of mental ill health and recovery to inform your work and that of the team.
• Deliver high-quality services to respond to the unique needs of young people, offering a flexible and person-centred approach. 
• Support young people to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid young people to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a coordinated, integrated response to young people’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) are required in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, is desirable but not required.
• Previous experience using lived experience and expertise in a dedicated Peer role strongly desirable.
• Experience, expertise and/or desire to work directly with people with mental health issues, as well as their families and carers.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.
• Able to provide a record of Vaccination Preventable Diseases or able to obtain vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken Pox, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B or other diseases as required by our Partnership with QLD Health.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Fitness Passport – Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Professional development through regular supervision sessions.

Interested?

To apply online visit Mind Careers – reference number 495646. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday 1 November 2024. Please contact the person below for more information.

Taylor Dawson, Service Manager – Caboolture Youth Step Up Step Down

[email protected]

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at [email protected]

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, and NDIS Workers Screening Check.

 PD Peer Practitioner (YSUSD) – 20241003.pdf