Use your passion for mental health and play a key role in supporting people people to achieve their recovery goals ! Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to join our dedicated Far West team! The position available is: Closed-term Full time until 30 June 2026 (76 hours/fortnight) Working across Wentworth and Dareton, with work from home opportunities Working Monday to Friday Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $38.65-$41.45/hour Super Tax-free salary packaging About the Opportunity As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker , you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health issues to achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to maintain wellness and realise their goals. On a day to day basis you will: Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people. Encourage shared learning experiences, and support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information and education. Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible. Be ‘hands on’ and involved in direct service delivery. We value Lived Experience and believe Peer Support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their Lived Experience and personal recovery to mentor people with a Lived Experience of a mental health issue. You will use your Lived Experience to inform and contribute to staff learning, service understanding, and delivering person-led, strengths focused, recovery based service. For more information about what it means to be a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description and the following document on An Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia .
