Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer
Remuneration: $69050 - $110326 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ492892
Location:
- Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference.
- Fantastic lifestyle, great food/cafes, art, music, sport and festivals.
- Only 3 hours from Mildura and 5 hours from Adelaide or hop on a plane with a short flight from anywhere in Australia.
- Provide recovery-oriented Peer Support for people who are in addressing their substance use.
- Support may include psychosocial support, safety planning, relapse prevention planning, individual Peer Support, advocacy, and collaborative identification of community supports.
- Work with external agencies and link clients with appropriate community support.
- 1 week extra paid annual leave every year (pro rata)
- 12 paid ADO's a year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses +$2.6k for meals and entertainment
- Novated leasing
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Fitness Passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- A comfortable and affordable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
To be considered for this position please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible:
- Personal lived experience of a AOD issues, and ability to meaningfully and purposefully use lived experience to provide Peer Support to people addressing their AOD issues
- Attainment of the Certificate IV in Drug and Alcohol and/or Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer), or successful completion of Certificate IV in Drug and Alcohol and/or Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer) within 18 months of commencing position, and willingness to complete other essential training as soon as practical.
- Applied understanding of the principles of person-centred care, trauma-informed care and recovery, as well as in working with Aboriginal people in a holistic, collaborative and respectful way.
- Have a valid drivers licence and be willing to travel to remote outreach centres on a regular basis.
- Excellent applied communication skills in a wide range of settings including verbal and written, and competence in computer skills.
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For role related queries or questions contact Denise Jack on Denise.Jack1@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 3/7/2024Far West Local Health District is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait backgrounds and LGBTQI+ communities to apply for position