Peer Support Worker
Core
Use lived experience of mental health recovery to support adults with severe mental illness in achieving recovery goals, independence, and community participation.
Role type
Peer Support Worker (Mental Health)
Builds
Recovery-focused support plans and community connections for consumers
Domain
Mental Health / Social Services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Lived experience of mental illness and recovery, ability to share recovery story safely, advocacy, person-centred practice, group program development
Preferred skills
Experience in mental health services, belief in self-determination
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide advocacy and moral support at appointments and in the community, support consumers to build confidence and independence, work alongside clinicians to deliver group programs, act as the voice of lived experience within the multidisciplinary team
Seniority
Entry-level / Mid-level IC