Flourish Australia has a new exciting opportunity for a Lived Experience Practice Lead to join our team! Attractive remuneration package inclusive of 12% superannuation Tax-Free Salary Packaging! Ongoing full-time (76 hours per fortnight) Based at your closest Flourish Australia office (hybrid working environment with 3 days per week from the office) About the Opportunity The Lived Experience Practice Lead supports the Executive Director, Lived Experience Leadership to champion and integrate lived experience perspectives across Flourish Australia, ensuring they are reflected in all service projects, programs, and initiatives. Through strong leadership and collaboration with senior leaders and service delivery terms, this role ensures that lived experience informs Flourish Australia’s commitment to peer workforce development, recovery, inclusion, and meaningful reform, both within the organisation and nationally. This position supports Executive Director, Lived Experience Leadership in leading, developing, supporting and sustaining Flourish Australia’s large and dynamic peer workforce, while strengthening lived experience leadership in Flourish Australia and across the mental health sector Nationally. The Lived Experience Practice Lead also oversees the coordination and delivery of key lived experience projects, and plays a key role in guiding advocacy efforts and managing stakeholder relationships. To find out more about the Lived Experience Practice Lead role and key responsibilities, please review the Position Description . About You To be successful in this role, you will have acquired a high level of skill, expertise, and personal attributes required to effectively perform the inherent requirements of this position description. We are looking for a passionate and driven individual who understands the value of lived experience and is eager to lead transformative practices. You will; Have strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage relationships at all levels of the organisation, including with staff at remote locations. Think laterally and contribute to a significant degree at high-level meetings Possess strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses. Help embed human rights, equity and diversity principles in all aspects of the organisation to meet the needs of a complex and diverse society. Who we are Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs. Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants . We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ communities and mature age candidates. Selection Criteria Essential: Personal lived experience of mental health challenges and personal recovery, and demonstrated use of this experience purposefully to lead, influence, and advocate within a professional context. A minimum of 3 years demonstrated leadership experience in a similar role. Demonstrated leadership capability, including leading the development, supervision, and supporting the wellbeing of a large peer workforce, consistent with peer work values and principles. Comprehensive understanding of recovery-oriented practice, trauma-informed care, and human rights-based approaches in mental health. Proven ability to lead and deliver projects, including tracking timelines, managing budgets, and aligning delivery with strategic priorities. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write high-quality reports, facilitate presentations, and represent lived experience perspectives internally and externally. Demonstrated skills in stakeholder engagement and co-design, with a capacity to build relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders. Sound knowledge of the mental health sector, specifically including lived experience and peer workforce guidelines, frameworks alongside current mental health system reform efforts. For further information, please contact Lisa Gott, Executive Director, Lived Experience Leadership . E: lisa.gott@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications).
