Have you navigated your own mental health recovery journey and want to use that experience to support others? Metro South Health is seeking a passionate and recovery-focused Peer Recovery Support Worker to join the Logan Adult Wellbeing Team within Addiction and Mental Health Services.

This is a unique opportunity to use your lived experience of mental illness and recovery to empower consumers, inspire hope and support people to identify their strengths, achieve their goals and build meaningful lives within their community.

Job details

Your new role

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will provide peer support, facilitate groups, contribute to recovery planning and help ensure consumer perspectives remain central to service delivery.

As a Peer Recovery Support Worker, you will:

• Share your lived experience to support consumers on their recovery journey
• Assist consumers to identify strengths, set goals and develop recovery plans
• Advocate for consumer perspectives and recovery-oriented practice
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to complement clinical services
• Support service improvement initiatives and consumer engagement activities

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has personal lived experience of mental illness and recovery
• Is comfortable drawing on their lived experience to support and inspire others
• Has a genuine passion for peer work and recovery-oriented practice
• Demonstrates empathy, resilience and strong interpersonal skills
• Can build positive relationships with consumers, carers, families and service providers
• Maintains professional boundaries while fostering authentic connections
• Has strong communication and computer skills

Experience in mental health services, community services or peer support roles will be highly regarded. A Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or equivalent) is desirable.

Identified Role

This is an identified position under Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld). Applicants must have personal lived experience of mental illness and recovery through the use of mental health services (public or private) and provide a statement addressing this requirement within their application. Only candidates who meet this requirement will be considered.

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What we can offer you

We recognise lived experience as a valuable form of expertise that strengthens services and improves outcomes for consumers. We offer:

• Meaningful work that positively impacts people's lives
• Professional development and peer workforce support
• Access to supervision and ongoing learning opportunities
• A collaborative and recovery-focused team culture
• The opportunity to influence and improve mental health service delivery

Our values

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence guide everything we do and underpin our commitment to delivering exceptional care to our community.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS06685202 - RD (PDF)