About us
headspace provides early intervention mental health services to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Goulburn and Yass work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.
Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Goulburn and Yass. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.
About the position
If you have a practical knowledge and understanding of young people (and/ or you may be a young person) and have a lived experience of mental health and the recovery process, headspace Goulburn & Yass are looking for a Peer Worker to join our team.
As a Peer Worker, your own lived experience of life changing mental health challenges, mental health service use, as well as periods of healing and personal recovery will be critical to support young people accessing the service with their own lived experience of the same.
The Peer Worker works collaboratively with other team members at the centre to provide individual support to young people to facilitate their engagement and social inclusion. The Peer Worker will rely on and apply personal life experience of mental health and recovery to support young people experiencing similar challenges.
We have two positions available:
- 1 x part-time (3 days per week) position based in Goulburn until 30 June 2025
- 1 x part-time (2 days per week) position based in Yass until 30 June 2025
We are looking for someone with:
- Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or commencement or a willingness to work towards qualification within first year)
- Direct lived experience of life changing mental health challenges, mental health service use, as well as periods of healing and personal recovery.
- Commitment to safely and purposely share lived experience to engender hope and support others on their personal recovery journey.
- Ability to utilise interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective and mutual relationships with young people
Why join GPH?
- Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Regular supervision and support
- Generous salary packaging options – increase your take home pay
- We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support!
Interested?
Visit our website www.gph.org.au/employment to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the ‘apply’ button to submit your application.
Please ensure that your cover letter specifies which position you would like to be considered for and include this in your application.
For more information please contact: Sarah Houston, Service Manager headspace Goulburn & Yass on 02 4824 4944 or [email protected]
Applications close: 3 December 2023
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with a disability.
Selected applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination.