At a Glance
- Tasks: Support others in their healing journey using your lived experience of mental health challenges.
- Company: Mind Australia, a leading provider of community-managed psychosocial services.
- Benefits: Salary packaging, Employee Assistance Program, and access to fitness facilities.
- Other info: Join a compassionate team dedicated to creating positive change in the community.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by helping others navigate their mental health challenges.
- Qualifications: Lived experience of mental distress and recovery; peer support training is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 15899 - 15899 $ per year.
Opportunity to utilise your learnings from lived/living experience to hold space and opportunity for healing.
Fixed term part-time opportunity in Geelong location. Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.
Mind Australia is one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for almost 50 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.
About the role: The Peer Healing Space provides free short-term support in a home-like setting for people experiencing mental health crisis and distress. This innovative trial service is designed and run by a highly experienced and skilled peer workforce. Peer Practitioners are trained to draw on the experience, knowledge and wisdom of their own mental health challenges to support others in their healing and recovery.
Key responsibilities:
- Demonstrate knowledge and abilities gained from both an individual's lived/living experiences, collective impacts and Lived Expertise, and be able to support the development of these approaches.
- Support your team to understand and role model the delivery of services and approaches that are consistent with recovery-oriented practice from a peer/Lived Experience perspective.
- Work within an Intentional Peer Support model to walk alongside people during their stay, ensuring that even in the moments where a person is experiencing deep distress you continue to be honest and open, holding connection and relationship at the heart of your interactions.
- Assist the person with system navigation and linkages to community agencies or support systems that will assist them to address life impacts and barriers to full social, educational and employment participation.
What you’ll bring:
- Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced Training Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is desirable but not required.
- Completion of other relevant Consumer Discipline trainings are desired but not required (e.g. Consumer Perspective Supervision, Alt2Su, Hearing Voices etc.).
- Have a lived/living experience of mental distress and recovery and understanding of, and ability and willingness to contribute this Lived Expertise in working towards greater organisational impact.
- Previous experience in using lived experience and expertise in a dedicated Peer role is strongly desirable.
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.).
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
- Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
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. 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.
Lived Experience Led - Peer Practitioner employer: One Door
One Door Mental Health is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises the empowerment of individuals living with mental health challenges. Located in Tamworth, employees benefit from competitive salary packaging, unique leave perks, and access to a discounted fitness programme, all while playing a vital role in transforming lives through peer support and community engagement. With a strong commitment to professional growth and cultural safety, One Door fosters an environment where staff can thrive and make a meaningful impact.
