Peer Support Worker Mental Health. Permanent Part Time - Fremantle

About the Organisation
Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.  

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide meaningful support to individuals living with mental illness through shared lived experience and practical guidance. This role focuses on empowering clients to discover their strengths, build independence and achieve positive outcomes through person centred care.

The successful candidate will have lived experience of mental health challenges and experience working with people who have complex needs including mental health challenges in order to effectively support individuals and work towards their goals.

This is a permanent part time opportunity of approximately 3 days per week (or 0.6 FTE) based in Fremantle. Some travel to areas surrounding Fremantle may be required.

Key Responsibilities 

• Draw on lived experience to engage with individuals accessing LWB Mental Health Services
• Support individuals to understand their needs, identify challenges and areas of improvement
• Assist individuals to articulate, implement and work towards goals in their support plans
• Share relevant lived experience insights when appropriate and within role scope
• Work as apart of the team to support program activities and achievement of individuals outcomes
• Complete documentation and reporting requirements, including progress notes

Skills & Experience

• Lived experience of mental health challenges, confidence and resilience to share as appropriate
• Unrestricted Australian driver’s licence
• First Aid Certificate
• Ability to reflect on recovery strategies
• Ability to positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs
• Demonstrated knowledge in educational or vocational activities, community participation or independent living skills
• Well-established self-care and self-support strategies in place

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and WA Working with Children Check

Benefits

• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Make a real difference in people’s journeys towards living well with mental illness.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra Caller at recruitment@lwb.org.au  

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday the 7^th of June