About us
Aspire Recovery Connection is a for-purpose organization, delivering mental health services in the community. We are an authentic lived experience team providing recovery-oriented outreach support for people living with significant mental and emotional distress. Social justice, human rights, and compassion centered care is at the core of our business. Our team is supported and valued with regular career development and led by lived experience leaders who set out to make a real difference and are not afraid to be vulnerable.
As a Team Leader in our Peer Mentor Program you will support and engage with your team and the community whom we serve, provide authentic connection, lived experience leadership and ensure our services are of the highest standards.
Qualifications & experience
- Australian driver’s license, reliable car and insurance
- DHS/NDIS screening clearance
- Experience leading and managing peer workers
- Experience in providing peer support in mental health services
Tasks & responsibilities
- Lead, coach and motivate your team to delivery high quality peer support services
- Work as part of an inclusive and high performing leadership team
- Offer humility, compassion and connection to build trust and rapport with your team and community members
- Support people to activate their choice and control and connect with NDIS services to support their wellbeing
- Contribute ideas towards continuous quality improvement and innovation
- Work from a lived experience, human rights and compassion centered framework to support people on their recovery journey.
- Help people to uphold their human rights and navigate the mental health system towards recovery
- Work with family members and other supports in your people’s best interest
Benefits
- Supportive environment that offers warm, connection and emotional safety
- 100% Lived Experience organisation
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
- Regular team building
- Values that are upheld with everything we do