Join our Community Living Support team in Penrith. We work with people to build independence and confidence by focusing on their values and personal goals, while encouraging social connection and a sense of belonging in the community.

As a Peer Worker, you’ll draw on your lived or living experience of mental health challenges and how you have learnt to well manage your mental health to provide compassionate, trauma informed care. You’ll receive a structured training package, including social prescribing, to guide your practice. You’ll be part of a diverse, welcoming team focused on client and team growth.

An essential requirement for this position is a lived or living experience of mental health challenges, the ability to well-manage one’s mental health, and use your experience effectively with people managing chronic and complex mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Connect and build rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, CALD and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
• Promote independence by linking clients to services that focus on capacity building, wellbeing skills, and co-facilitate group programs and outreach activities.
• Utilise your lived experience to advocate for clients and the voice of lived experience.
• Implement knowledge of ethical considerations around confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Engage in structured peer and team training and work from these approaches.

Perks & Benefits

• Access to salary package up to $15,900 and $2,650 for meal and entertainment p/a of tax-free income
• Competitive pay aligned with your experience and discounts at hundreds of retailers
• Opportunity to work with a supportive and experience team to develop the new service
• Comprehensive training package

Requirements

• Personal lived experience of mental health challenges and ability to well manage mental health challenges
• Familiarity with local services and support networks
• Current Driver Licence
• Current Working With Children Check  
• Current National Police Check
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or willing to obtain)

About Open Minds

Open Minds has delivered mental health services across NSW and QLD for over 111 years, including headspace centres, Medicare Mental Health Centres, universal aftercare, psychosocial programs, and clinical care coordination.

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