Join our Team

• Use lived experience to support clients with mental ill health return to their community and enjoy a meaningful life
• Fixed-term until 30 June 2026 | Part-time 22.8 hours/week
• Group Based Recovery Support Programs (GBRSP) | Mackay Location

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

About the role

We are seeking a passionate, motivated Peer Practitioner for a fixed-term, part-time (22.8 hours week per week) opportunity in the Group Based Recovery Support Programs (GBRSP) in Mackay. You will utilise your lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to provide clients with person-centred supports to return to their community and live independently.

The Group Based Recovery Support Programs (GBRSP) provide support of up to 12 months to help clients live independently and safely in the community. Paired with individual 1:1 support this service provides multidisciplinary, tiered community based psychosocial support delivered through partnerships with hospital networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
• Support clients to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to the client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Able to provide a record of Vaccination Preventable Diseases or able to obtain vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken Pox, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B or other diseases as required by our Partnership with QLD Health.
• Prior lived experience and willingness to support clients through sharing learnings and recovery orientated practice is required.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.

Interested?

Please find below the position description for your review.

 PD Community Mental Health Practitioner - Peer Practitioner (GBRSP) 20220110.pdf

Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Sunday 7 July 2024. Please contact the person below if you require more information.

Angela Mcdowall, Service Manager - IRSP/GBRSP Mackay

Angela.McDowall@mindaustralia.org.au

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.