We are holding two info sessions for this role on Wednesday 18th June at 5:30 PM and Wednesday 25th June at 5:30 PM - if you want to know more about this role and attend, please email [email protected] or register for an info session at:

Wednesday 18/6 - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aspire-recovery-connection-peer-mentor-info-session-tickets-1409902198429

Wednesday 25/6 - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aspire-recovery-connection-peer-mentor-info-session-tickets-1409902689899

Applications

Submit your CV along with a cover letter that outlines:

your lived experience of mental and emotional distress

your journey of recovery

how you will draw on your own lived experience and recovery journey to support others

About us

Aspire Recovery Connection is a for-purpose organization, delivering mental health services in the community. We are an authentic lived experience team providing recovery-oriented outreach support for people living with significant mental and emotional distress. Social justice, human rights, and compassion centered support is at the core of our business. Our team is supported and valued with regular career development and led by lived experience leaders who are here to make a real difference.

As a member of our Peer Mentor team you will support and engage with the community whom we serve, provide authentic peer connection and ensure our services are of the highest standards. This is an outreach role, supporting people out and about in the community and building relationships together

Values & Culture

We pride ourselves on the quality of both the support we provide people and the culture we offer as a workplace for our staff. In our most recent staff survey, 100% of ARC staff said they ‘strongly agreed’ (83%) or ‘agreed’ that they were satisfied with ARC’s workplace culture. Our staff also recently won 2 Lived Experience Awards at the Mental Health Coalition of SA's Lived Experience Awards for 2024 for the excellent peer support we have provided our community.

Tasks & responsibilities

Offer humility, compassion and connection to build trust and rapport

Support people to activate their choice and control and connect with NDIS services to support their wellbeing

Contribute ideas towards continuous quality improvement and innovation

Work from a lived experience, human rights and compassion centered framework to support people on their recovery journey.

Help people to uphold their human rights and navigate the mental health system towards recovery

Work with family members and other supports in your people's best interest

Benefits

Supportive environment that offers warmth, connection and emotional safety

100% Lived Experience organisation

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Regular team building

Values that are upheld with everything we do

Qualifications & experience

Australian driver's license (minimum P's), reliable car and comprehensive car insurance

DHS/NDIS screening clearance

Experience in peer support mental health services is desirable

Lived experience of mental health and recovery

Minimum qualification required is Certificate III in Community Services or equivalent

First aid certificate is desirable