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Form of work Employment Status Permanent Part Time
Program Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services
Location Multiple Locations
Hours Per Fortnight 0
Position Summary
Multiple opportunities available – Junior and senior positions available
Utilise your lived experience of a mental illness to assist others in their recovery journey
Join a team committed to supporting lived experience as a key discipline in mental health service delivery
About the service
Barwon Health's Mental Health Drugs and Alcohol Services (MHDAS) provides integrated and recovery orientated mental health and drug and alcohol assessment, treatment, harm reduction and community and family support to people of all ages within the Barwon Region currently experiencing, or at risk of experiencing mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues. We are committed to supporting lived experience as a key discipline in mental health service delivery across our acute, community and specialty services.
About the Lived Experience workforce
Barwon Health’s MHDAS is committed to the integration and expansion of Peer Work into our Service Delivery consistent with recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
MHDAS recognise the strength, courage and unique perspective of people with lived experience of mental health, as well as their carers, as a vital contribution to our service. We have lived experience roles embedded into the leadership, design and delivery of our services and our LE workforce are employed in a range of roles across the service.
About the Consumer Peer Support roles
We are seeking empathetic and committed people who can draw on their own lived experience, as a recipient of public mental health or drug and alcohol services to provide peer support and information to consumers across our service. We have opportunities suitable for candidates with minimal to no experience, all the way up to experienced and trained senior peers.
Key duties of Consumer Peer Support Workers :
Support service users on their recovery journeys, enhance their connection with their local communities and reduce the risk of unplanned re-admissions or relapse
Collaborates with other Consumer Peer Workers for the delivery of groups
Support communication to consumers, plans and facilitate groups, and undertakes administrative tasks.
Providing expert input into the development of new peer programs
Develops relationships with internal and external services
Contribute to education activities designed to promote a greater understanding of peer work and the value of lived experience input into the service
Senior Peer Workers will oversee individual and group peer supervision.
Please note applicants may be contacted prior to closing date.
About you as a consumer peer worker
Lived experience of mental illness (distress) and/or drug and alcohol use
Lived experience of engagement with public mental health services
Lived experience of recovery and understanding of own personal recovery process
What we offer
Flexible working arrangement
Professional development opportunities
5 weeks annual leave with the option to purchase additional leave
Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
Attractive salary packaging benefits!
Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
Diversity and Inclusion
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Mental Health Recruitment via email at mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au
Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
Essential: Lived experience of engagement with public mental health services as a consumer.
Essential: Please share some details about what you have learned as a result of your lived experience of mental health and/or drug and alcohol or recovery journey.
Essential: How did you find out about this role/where did you see it advertised? (eg. SEEK, Facebook, Barwon Health vacancies page, job alerts, colleague etc)
Contact Person Anna Sowden
Contact Person Job Title Lived Experience Discipline Lead
Contact Number (03) 4215 2644
Closing Date 23/04/2023
