About Youturn

Supporting people in their time of need is at the heart of what we do at Youturn. Our organisational culture is built on trusting relationships that are meaningful and inclusive. We listen to understand, we embrace diversity, and we offer a safe space free from judgement. To ensure our young people receive individualised support, we invest in team members who embody our values to foster a collaborative culture of excellence.

Youturn is a leading national not-for-profit organisation delivering Health and Community Services to vulnerable people of all ages across Australia. Since 2012, we've offered youth mental health services through the headspace model, supporting young people facing challenges with friendly, clinical, and non-clinical services, including social groups and activities. You can find out more at www.youturn.org.au

headspace is Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds. The service is designed to make it as easy as possible for a young person and their family to get the help they need for problems affecting their wellbeing. To find out more about headspace visit www.headspace.org.au

We care about you!

We offer a generous remuneration package with benefits designed to support your career and lifestyle goals.

Enjoy access to generous salary packaging of up to $15,900 to further maximise your take-home pay.

Enjoy work-life balance with flexibility for negotiating start/finish times, tailoring your career to your lifestyle!

Recharge with 5 days of paid wellness leave each year (pro-rata).

Unlock 12 weeks of paid parental leave benefits after just one year of dedicated service.

Receive additional pay with annual leave loading

Professional Supervision & Annual Professional Development Budget

Reimbursement for Checks

Employee Referral Program up to $2,000 for successful referrals.

The Opportunity

Youturn is thrilled to announce the establishment of our new headspace centre in Gawler! This centre represents our commitment to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people in the community, and we're searching for an exceptional leader to bring this vision to life.

As a Peer Support Worker you will facilitate the delivery of support to clients, their family and friends that contact or are referred to our service.

Utilise your own lived experience of mental health and/or substance use to assist clients to work towards achieving their best outcomes and to support those providing clinical care to develop a better understanding of recovery-oriented care and the additional benefits that peer support can provide.

Whilst serving as a positive role model to clients, you will be supported by a highly skilled team and will participate in regular clinical supervision and will be required to present and discuss cases with the clinical care team.

Please note this is part time role (30 hours)

What we are looking for:

Hold qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Peer Work, Mental Health, Community Work, Welfare, Alcohol and Other Drugs or currently working towards a higher relevant qualification (or willingness to complete).

Experience in direct service provision to young people and/or providing mental health services or programs, including being able to respond effectively to crisis and high-risk situations, when required.

Proven track record to engage with, build, establish and maintain effective relationships (with appropriate boundaries) with a diverse range of people, including internal and external stakeholders, young people, their families/carers/kin, health professionals, educators, academic researchers and service providers.

Personal lived experience of complex mental health issues and recovery (as direct experience or as a carer).

Experiencing using a strengths-based and person-centred approach to communicating with others about their recovery journey.

Experience working with vulnerable groups or individuals (on or offline).

Demonstrated interest and ability to work collaboratively with people impacted by mental illness with the aim of improving their health and well-being.

Other Requirements

Successful applicants will also need to hold a ‘C’ class Open driver licence and a State Working with Children Check

We’d love to meet you!

If you have the skills, experience and passion to fit our team, please take the next step and apply by submitting your resume and cover letter.

Youturn encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTIQA+ community, people with a disability, candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds, and those with lived experience.

We are committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive and respectful recruitment process, and if we can support you with any adjustments to help you fully participate, please let us know in your application or contact us at: [email protected]

Please advise if you have been referred to this position by a current employee of Youturn.