Peer Support Worker - Consumer (Youth)
Core
Provide one-to-one peer support to young people using lived experience and recovery principles to build trusting relationships and promote hope, self-determination, and wellbeing.
Role type
Peer Support Worker (Youth)
Builds
Peer support services for young people on their recovery journey
Domain
Mental health / Youth services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
lived experience, recovery principles, relationship building, advocacy, group facilitation, record keeping
Responsibilities
Provide one-to-one peer support to young people; Build trusting relationships that promote hope and self-determination; Support young people to identify goals and pathways to recovery; Facilitate or co-facilitate peer groups and workshops; Advocate for the voice of young people within the service; Maintain accurate records and contribute to team discussions.
Seniority
Entry-level / Support staff