Mental Health Peer Worker - Gold Coast 

Fixed Term 3 year contract.

Wesley Mission Queensland (WMQ) is a large and dynamic organisation with more than 65 locations throughout South East Queensland supporting 100,000 Queenslanders every year. As a not-for-profit organisation with over 100 years' experience in delivering aged care, Wesley Mission Queensland has a history steeped in hope, respect, compassion, empowerment, innovation, justice and integrity. To learn more about our organisation, please see www.wmq.org.au & https://www.youtube.com/user/wmbmedia.

The Mental Health Community Support Service Mental Health Peer Worker is responsible for delivering both individual and group non-clinical, holistic recovery-focused psychosocial support services through the Individual Recovery Support Program and Group Based Peer Recovery Support Program for eligible individuals experiencing a severe mental illness in the Gold Coast region. This is a new program funded by the QLD Government, working closely with the Gold Coast Health and Hospital Service. 

The peer worker is required to use their own lived experience of recovery openly, appropriately and effectively to build professional relationships with the people they support. Peer Workers will work alongside Recovery Workers to deliver high quality care and support for people accessing the program.

The program will service the entire Gold Coast region with the main staff hub located at Robina. 

Key Responsibilities Are detailed in the attached Position Description.

Applications must address the 'Qualifications, Knowledge and Requirement' for this role (contained within the attached position description) and are to be submitted online Apply Now by 4pm of the closing date. 

For more information, please contact Shele Liddle at SLiddle@wmq.org.au 

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