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Job Title: Carer Consultant - Mental Health Employment Type: Permanent Part-Time
Hours per Fortnight: 46 Location: Graham Street
Closing date: 30/04/2024
About GV Health – Mental Health Services:
Our skilled and committed team of Mental Health professionals provide an innovative range of services for individuals suffering from, or at risk of, serious Mental Health problems requiring short and long-term treatment and support. Our comprehensive service is offered across the municipalities of Mitchell, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Greater Shepparton and Moira regions.
Our multidisciplinary professionals are from an array of backgrounds and disciplines and work across a range of settings and services including:
- Adult Mental Health
- Community Mental Health
- Acute Adult Inpatient Unit - Wanyarra
- Aged Persons Mental Health
- Child and Youth Mental Health
Click HERE to find out more information about GV Health and our services.
Click HERE to find out more from our staff about a career and lifestyle at GV Health.
About the Role:
Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (GVAMHWS) is a department of GV Health that aims to reduce the impact of mental illness for individuals, families and the community using a recovery based approach for people with Mental Health problems and their carers/families to realise their full potential. The adult community Mental Health program provides treatment, care & support to people aged between 18 and 64 years of age.
The Carer Consultant uses their lived expereince of caring for someone with a mental illness to understand the needs of families and carers using the Mental Health service. This “experiential’ knowledge complements the “professional” knowledge of the clinical team, and is a vital component of support for families and carers. This position is important in continuing to strengthening carer participation in an expanding environment of carer leadership and input across GVAMHWS and to assist with service improvement through engagement between the carers and the service.
The successful candidate will have:
- Direct personal experience as a family member or carer of a person with a mental illness, and of the public Mental Health system.
- Demonstrate understanding of the principles of peer support and the ability to utilise own experience constructively for the benefit of others
- Broad understanding of the impact of mental illness on families and other carers, including differing carer perspectives.
- Ability to work closely with a wide variety of families, other carers, staff and relevant committees using both verbal and written skills.
Position Description: HERE
Why Work at GV Health?
Generous salary packaging, subsidised staff parking and discounted leisure memberships
- Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave to support work/life balance
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development and study leave to help reach your learning and career goals
- A confidential employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your loved ones
- Social club membership offering a range of events, functions and local community discount
- Our CREATE Outstanding monthly, bi-monthly and annual reward and recognition program
GV Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged.
Three (3) COVID-19 vaccination doses are a mandatory requirement for all roles and seasonal Influenza vaccination (where mandated). Further pre-employment screening checks may be required, including but not limited to; Working with Children's Check (WWCC), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening, International and National Police Checks, Aged Care Statutory Declaration, Visas and valid working rights in Australia, further immunisations. Further details of pre-employment requirements are provided in the Position Description and to successful candidates, or upon request.
GV Health reserves the right to vary pre-employment screening from time to time and as directed by legislation and operational requirements.
Recruitment agencies should note that GV Health does not accept agency resumes. GV Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.
