Peer Coordinator

Description:

The TRISP Suicide Prevention Peer Coordinators will focus on building connection and support coordination for people in distress, utilising community engagement principles and shared resources, expanding referral pathways and promoting education and training to strengthen and integrate community responses to distress and suicidality.

To be successful in this role, you will need:
 

• Lived experience of suicidality or suicide bereavement
• Ability to remain calm in a crisis situation
• Knowledge of suicide prevention, mental health and other social service sectors or willingness to develop that knowledge
• Experience with data collection and reporting, including the ethical handling of data
• Desirable: Relevant qualifications or commensurate experience in working in the mental health or community services sector, generally Certificate IV qualification (Health/Mental Health, &/OR Diploma/Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work)
• Right to work within Australia
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Working with Children's Check