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Salary- Excellent benefits including salary packaging
- Fitzroy location
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Permanent, part time up to 22.8 hours per week
You are someone with a lived experience of mental illness who will provide support to consumer experiencing suicidal ideation and behaviours
You will develop a trusting relationship with consumers by offering companionship, empathy and empowerment, so that feelings of isolation and rejection can be replaced with hope, a sense of feeling safe and a belief in personal control.
- Participate in discussions with the HOPE team regarding the care required to support consumer with their recovery.
- Contribute to the planning of appropriate supports
- Provide a high level of support to identified consumers
- Actively uphold a culture of hope by using optimistic language supporting people and celebrating consumers efforts
Your Contribution
- A lived experience of mental illness and demonstrated capacity to skillfully use your knowledge and experience of mental health challenges and recovery to support consumers
- An understanding of the diversity of the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of our community, and the impact this has on consumers’ and families and carers’ experience of mental illness
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills, as well as sound oral and writing skills
- Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
- Staff Health Centre
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
- Career development & advancement encouraged
- Culture of continuous improvement
- Flexible working arrangements including
The HOPE (Hospital Outreach Post Suicide Engagement) team accepts referrals from both within and external to the organisation and provides a three months psychosocial package of care based on recovery principles. The team is multi-disciplinary with specialist training to support consumers. Please read the Position Description for more information.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
- Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
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SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist: Review the following documents:
Contact Details: Maria Haydock, Team Leader (HOPE), maria.haydock@svha.org.au
Alternate Contact: Will Drapac, Acting Manager (HOPE / CART), william.drapac@svha.org.au
Closing Date: 1 March 2024 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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