APS5 Community and Peer Worker

Reference: BH-183773-9
We’re seeking compassionate and motivated Community and Peer Workers to join a Federal government agency. This full-time role is initially offered as a 12-month contract with the possibility of extension. Your role will involve providing personalised peer support to current and former members, helping them navigate challenges and achieve their recovery goals.

About the role: 

  • You’ll work directly with clients to identify their needs, set goals, and develop tailored action plans, drawing on your lived experience.
  • Building strong, respectful relationships will be key as you assist clients in accessing services such as housing and counselling, and promote mental health recovery and resilience.
  • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and engagement with community stakeholders will also be part of your day-to-day.
About You
You’re someone with lived experience related to military service, mental health, or supporting veterans and their families. You’re passionate about making a positive impact and possess the following qualities:

  • Personal lived experience with military service, veteran families, or mental health journeys
  • Willingness to undertake a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or similar qualification
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Empathy, resilience, and emotional intelligence
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team and engage with diverse community groups
  • Strong organisational skills with a focus on confidentiality and accurate record-keeping
Apply now to make a difference and join a workplace that’s dedicated to resilience, recovery, and respect.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

We are Chandler Macleod. We get people.

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