AddressCarer Peer Worker (Casual position, Non-clinical)
Do you have a lived experience of caring for someone with Mental Health challenges?
An exciting opportunity exists to work with Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) services in Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD). We are recruiting Carer Peer Workers (Casual Pool) who can use their experience of caring and peer work to address service gaps, assist in improving service delivery and/or provide an opportunity for education and training of clinical staff. The role is non-clinical and Peer Workers provide representative input into systemic issues through collaborative policy development, committee activities, projects, research and service development, to advocate for and promote positive change.
Employment Type: CasualPosition Classification: Health Education Officer (Non-Graduate)Remuneration: $30.45 - $44.03 per hourRequisition ID: REQ491049
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
The MHDA Casual Pool offers flexibility of shifts and locations. This is a non-clinical role. Carer Peer Workers will receive appropriate training, supervision and support to carry out their roles.
What you'll be doing
The position involves working collaboratively with MHDA teams to support the implementation and delivery of Mental Health Drug &Alcohol (MHDA) services within the recovery philosophy, which requires that services demonstrate hope for recovery, respect lived expertise, support self-determination and promote social inclusion. Carer Peer Workers use their lived experience of caring and peer work skills to address service gaps, provide opportunity for education and training of clinical staff. Peer Workers provide representative input into systemic issues through collaborative policy development, committee activities, projects, research and facilitate better relationships between carers and service providers, to advocate for and promote positive change. Equality and diversity are fundamental to our core beliefs and values. MHDA is committed to fostering an inclusive culture and actively promotes equality and diversity. We welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, disabilities and ages in everything we do.
MHDA Declaration
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by Mental Health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Past or current lived experience of supporting family or friends with Mental Health issues, the caring role and using public Mental Health services.
- Ability to support the concepts of recovery oriented practice and understand the aspects of Mental Health services that may hinder recovery.
- Able and willing to share aspects of your personal experience with others, individually and/or in groups, to encourage hope, support, understanding, respect and learning of others.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a diverse range of settings, including as part of a team, with a diverse range of people and stakeholders, and build relationships that support working with the people using MHDA services.
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For role related queries or questions contact Angela Hunter on *************@health.nsw.gov.au or 0421 582 ***
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 4 June 2024
