Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

• Four Part-Time roles up to 3 days per week each, Fixed term till June 2027.
• Roles based in Werribee and Footscray
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role
As a Peer Recovery Worker, you will provide advocacy, support, and service navigation for clients, helping them access necessary services and resources. You'll collaborate with the team to develop individual care plans and contribute to client reviews. Engage with clients both one-on-one and in group settings, offering support in a welcoming and empathetic manner. The role will be based at Wyndham and also involve outreach work.

Please refer to the Position Description for more details.

Key responsibilities include:

• Uphold Lived Experience values by fostering choice, connection, empowerment, and human rights in all interactions.
• Work alongside clients, carers, clinicians, and community services to build confidence and support positive recovery outcomes.
• Assist clients with service navigation, goal-setting, and advocacy to ensure they access appropriate care and services.
• Promote the Mental Health and Wellbeing Service within the community to increase awareness and accessibility.
• Facilitate meaningful consumer, carer, and family involvement in co-design, evaluation, and service improvement initiatives.

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here

Our ideal candidate:

• Completion of Certificate 4 in Peer Support or equivalent and/or Intentional Peer Support
• Personal lived/living experience of mental health challenges and/or situational distress, with the ability to use these experiences to support others
• Victorian Driver's License

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6823982.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter as well as address the key selection criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. T

This campaign will close on the 6^th November at 10 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Claire Conlon Claire.Conlon@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.