Peer Worker
Core
Provide rapid, practical psychosocial support to people experiencing suicidal crisis or who have attempted suicide using lived experience and non-clinical strategies.
Role type
Peer Worker (Recovery and Lived Expertise framework)
Builds
Community-based support activities, safety planning, and care planning for individuals in crisis
Domain
Mental health / Suicide prevention / Social services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Lived experience of suicidal crisis or caring for someone experiencing it, coaching and support delivery, safety planning, care planning, community resource connection, case documentation, stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work Support, First Aid and CPR certification, valid Driver's Licence
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide individualised coaching and support to achieve recovery goals, respond to referrals and assess suitability, support consumer intakes and maintain documentation, deliver outreach and in-reach support, promote family involvement in safety planning, support transition to independence, connect consumers with community resources, complete administrative tasks and reports
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on support role