Family And Carer Peer Worker

The Northeast Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect aspire to provide a service of hope, recovery and humanity to improve the mental health and wellbeing of families and Carers within our community. Our service is codesigned, governed and led by people with lived/living experience as families or carers of people with mental health and/or substance use challenges.

The opportunity 

The Family and Carer Peer Worker role provides practical, safe, welcoming, compassionate and emotional connection and support for family, carers, and supporters of individuals, with mental health and/or substance use challenges, supported by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect. The Team Leader and Lived Experience Practice Lead will provide support to this role which involves one-on-one direct support and delivery of peer support and psychoeducation groups to inspire hope and confidence in families, carers and supporters to achieve improved health and wellbeing with a focus on their strengths and resilience as part of their recovery.

What you will be doing

• Draw on your lived experience and understanding of mental health and/or substance use as a family member to connect and engage with people who are accessing services and programs at the Northeast Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect
• Provide a safe, welcoming and compassionate environment for families to feel supported, listened to, and understood
• Understand and reflect on families’ support needs and work to increase the capacity of the Northeast Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect to flexibly respond to the needs of people who access the service
• Work to inspire hope and confidence in families, carers and supporters to achieve improved health/wellbeing and/or focus on their strengths and resilience as part of their own recovery.
• Engage and empower participants, clinicians and the community to better understand the family/carer/supporter perspective
• Build supportive and respectful relationships with all people engaged in the Northeast Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect

What you will bring 

• Be willing to effectively, respectfully and appropriately use your lived experience as a family member, carer or supporter of someone with mental health and/or substance use challenges in your role
• Relevant training, qualifications and/or experience in family/Carer Peer support. Training such as Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training, a Cert IV in Peer Support or previous paid/voluntary role in lived experience family/carer work highly desirable
• Experience facilitating/co-facilitating peer support or psychoeducational groups is highly desirable
• Demonstrated understanding of the key issues affecting families, carers and supporters of people with MH and/or AOD concerns, and how these may intersect with physical health, gambling, neurodevelopmental conditions, intellectual and physical disabilities
• Demonstrated understanding of recovery-oriented and strengths-based approaches and family-inclusive practice

Attributes

• A genuine commitment to supporting families and Carers in line with the Victorian Royal Commission Recommendations
• An ability to work sensitively and from a trauma-informed approach with people of diverse cultures, abilities, ages, sexualities and gender identities
• Lived or living experience as a family member, carer or supporter of someone with mental health and/or substance use challenges
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with Northeast Metro Family and Carer-led Centre values

Come join us and experience the rewards of a career where you truly make a difference. Please review Northeast Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect benefits: https://accesshc.org.au/FCLC-benefits  

Apply Now

If you are excited about this new opportunity, please forward your resume and cover letter responding to the key selection criteria.  Please refer to the position description for the key selection criteria information on our careers website: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/

For further information and/or the opportunity to discuss this role. Please contact Manager, Family and Carer-led Centre: Katherine Cameron: ***************@accesshc.org.au  P: 03 9420 9*** Apply now so not to miss this opportunity, as we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may appoint position before closing date.

Applications close date:   Friday 15th March 2024