Holyoake - Peer Support Worker

Holyoake – Peer Support Worker

Northam & Wheatbelt WA
Part time

Are you ready to start a new chapter that combines expertise, compassion and making a difference? Look no further! Holyoake is calling for Peer Support Workers to join our passionate and supportive team in Northam.

We’re about to launch a groundbreaking Head to Health service in Northam this June where you can have a real and positive impact on people’s wellbeing.

Picture this – a welcoming and safe space where anyone can access timely mental health advice, assessment, and treatment, tailored to their needs!

Why Holyoake? We’re not just any provider – we’re a leader in mental health and alcohol/drug support services. Our legacy over 50 years speaks volumes.

Northam is situated in the beautiful Wheatbelt region of WA and is literally just a hop, skip and a jump from the Perth Hills (about 30 minutes). It offers a relaxed, country lifestyle, no peak hour traffic jams and everything you’ll need at your fingertips.

As a Peer Support Worker, you’ll be supporting Head to Health service consumers, and working alongside your colleagues on the team which include a specialist nursing, allied health professionals and other lived experience peer workers. You’ll also:

• be supported by our Head to Health Service Manager.
• have access to first class professional supervision, professional development, and support.
• have the opportunity to be innovative, helping us to find new ways to meet mental health service gaps in the region.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provides support services to consumers of the Head to Health service in accordance with the service model.
• Develops and maintains connection with consumers ensuring establishment of relevant boundaries, with oversight and support from their supervisor.
• Assists in the delivery of group programs as co-facilitator and where required, as the lead facilitator.
• Inspires hope and encourages self-empowerment, to assist consumers in navigating their recovery pathway.
• Facilitates discussions with consumers to identify strengths, needs, and goals to assist them in developing their support plan.
• Provides information about community resources and services, and where appropriate, links consumers to other support agencies.

To view the full job description, please visit the Holyoake website: https://holyoake.org.au/about-us/join-our-team/

The skills you’ll need (selection criteria):

• Demonstrated lived experience as a consumer of mental health services and understanding of the challenges involved.
• Where there is also lived experience of alcohol/drug use concerns, to be free of these concerns for a period of two years.
• Understanding of peer support, self-determination, Person Centred Care, and the concept of consumer recovery.
• Sound understanding of consumer confidentiality and appropriate conduct.
• Ability to manage relationships and establish boundaries.
• The ability to manage one’s own mental health and to demonstrate resilience strategies for maintaining good emotional and physical wellbeing that can be shared.
• Ability to communicate one’s own experience safely and with purpose encouraging others to share their own experiences with the same understanding.

You’ll also need:

• Post-secondary qualification in Peer Work or willingness to undertake a Peer Work course approved by Holyoake.
• National Police Clearance, no more than three months old.
• Current WA Driver’s Licence.

We offer:

• First rate work environment working with a passionate, committed, and supportive team.
• Excellent opportunity to make a difference for others.
• Very competitive salary, including great salary packaging options.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Travel incentives to support regional locations (eligibility criteria may apply).
• Additional recruitment incentives (eligibility criteria may apply).
• Professional development opportunities.

Interested? Please submit your Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter of no more than 2 pages addressing the selection criteria outlined above via SEEK.

For more information, please contact Steve Papadopoulos on (08) 9621 1055.

Holyoake is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and encourages Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and others from diverse communities to apply.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.