Recovery Case Worker Lived Experience
Core
A Lived Experience Recovery Case Worker uses personal recovery journey from mental illness to mentor, coach, and support individuals with severe mental illness in achieving independence and community integration.
Role type
Senior IC recovery case worker (lived experience)
Builds
Psychosocial recovery support plans and community connections for people with severe mental illness
Domain
Mental health services / Social work
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Lived experience of mental illness and recovery, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, trauma-informed practice, strengths-based approach, risk identification, advocacy, community navigation
Preferred skills
Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work Support, experience with severe and persistent mental illness
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Build trusting relationships with participants, deliver recovery-focused psychosocial support, facilitate mutual planning sessions, coordinate care and access to community services, maintain case notes and reports, identify risks and implement responses, advocate for participant self-determination
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC