Peer Worker (Carer)

Employment Type - Permanent Part TimeHours per fortnight - 48Job Category - Other Professionals - Lived ExperienceReq Id - 1187

• Work within an innovative and passionate multidisciplinary team who are a wealth of knowledge.
• Utilise your own lived experience of caring for someone with mental illness/distress to help others
• Ideal work/life balance - Permanent part time - 48 hours per fortnight

About the serviceBarwon 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. Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are consumer centred, accessible and family inclusive. We are fortunate to enjoy excellent internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients.About the roleAs guided by the Nurse Unit Manager of the Swanston Centre Acute Inpatient Unit (SCA) and Senior Peer Workers and utilising your lived experience of caring for someone with mental illness (distress), you will undertake Peer Work with people who are family/carers/supporters of people admitted to the SCA. This will be via individual peer work as well as groups to assist them as they provide to care to someone on a recovery journey. The primary focus is providing support during admission and in the period immediately after discharge. You will collaborate with and be supported by Senior Peer Workers (carers) in bed-based facilities across the service with a view to sharing resources and promoting carer group with clinical and lived experience teams, and supporting interested carers to attend the sessions.Please note sessions will be conducted at times most convenient for carers and may include weekends and evenings.About the cultureYou will be working within an innovative, passionate multidisciplinary team who are a wealth of knowledge. You will receive support and guidance from team members and management who work within the Barwon Health values- respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional Development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Opportunity to purchase leave and take leave without pay
• 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

For a copy of the Position Description please email mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au and quote job reference numberFor details about the role please contact Anna Sowden anna.sowden@barwonhealth.org.au or (03) 4215 2644Candidates may be contacted prior to the closing date of 3 July, 2024Diversity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and welcomes applications from those who identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander personWe actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government's Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.To join our team, all candidates are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and influenza, aligning with our health services immunisation policy.