Peer Group Leader I Mental Health
Job No:
ODMH243
Location:
Hornsby
- Part-Time - Work up to 10 hours / month including potential weekend work
- Northern Sydney - work across Thornleigh and Waverton
About the Program
The Strong and Social Program is a network of community-based support groups which encourages mutual support, social engagement, wellbeing and recovery for people who have a lived experience of mental health distress. Strong and Social groups operate ‘in the community’ so they do not provide mental health therapy or treatments.
The role
As a Strong and Social Peer Leader you would be responsible for and facilitate the Strong and Social mutual support group activities in cooperation with the other group members, other peer leaders in the group and with the One Door Support Groups Coordinator. You would draw on the opportunity to use your lived experience as a resource, guiding your work to facilitate the group and support participants.
What you will bring to the role
- Certificate IV in a relevant discipline (e.g. mental health, peer work, disability) or equivalent experience or be willing to undertake such a qualification
- An understanding of the recovery-based approach to assisting people with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Lived experience of mental illness and the ability to use the experience to support others.
- The ability to safely facilitate meetings and activities
- Knowledge of the NSW mental health system and local services
- Computer literacy to use Microsoft programs and the capability to learn other applications
A copy of the position description can be viewed here.
About One Door
One Door Mental Health is a leading for purpose service provider for those living with mental illness, their families and carers. Our community creates a safe place that connects people, our services are innovative and supported by more than 30 years of experience, and our advocacy work is putting an end to stigma through education and understanding. Creating a world in which people with a mental illness are valued and treated as equals is at the heart of everything we do.
Our workforce operates within our purpose-driven approach called Recovery 2gether. Recovery 2gether provides a simple, clear, framework of support for: consumers, carers & families; staff; and the whole organisation.
Our services are delivered mainly by self-organising teams; where team members are collectively accountable for working with the people we support and fulfilling team-tasks. Some teams are led by Managers.
Your values and our values
Our values are integral to everything that we are as an organisation and how we interact with each other, our consumers and carers. As you consider whether this role is for you, please take some time to reflect on your own values and One Door’s values. Click here to view our values ASPIRE to work out if they resonate with you.
Your application for this position will require you to have a Police Check (verified in the last 6 months), a current Working with Children's Check, an application in process for the NDIS Worker Screening clearance at Service NSW and under the current NSW Public Health Order, evidence of 3 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine or provide evidence of an authorised medical exemption.
Apply Now! Please contact Hugh Worrall on 0466 306 206 for more information about this role.
One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and values lived experience of mental health recovery and diversity in our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.