Peer Worker - Hobart
Core
A field-based Peer Worker supporting adults with lived experience of mental health challenges to build authentic connections, foster self-advocacy, and facilitate community integration across Tasmania.
Role type
Peer Worker (Mental Health)
Builds
Recovery-oriented support outcomes for participants and their families
Domain
Mental Health / Social Services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Lived experience of mental health challenges, Peer work values and principles, Recovery-oriented practice, Trauma-informed practice, Community facilitation, Self-advocacy support
Preferred skills
Certificate IV in Mental Health or Community Services, Driver licence, Willingness to travel
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop mutually respectful relationships with participants, Use lived experience to foster trust and connection, Support participants to explore identity and wellbeing, Facilitate connections to community and natural supports, Adapt peer support approaches to participant goals, Deliver outreach support across Tasmania
Seniority
Mid-level, field-based practitioner