AddressEmployment Type:Temporary Full Time (until 28 June 2026)
Position Classification: Senior Education Officer – Grad/ Non-Grad
Remuneration: $90,603.00 - $119,164.00 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ490021
Applications Close: 21 June 2024
Vaccination Category: A
Outstanding Experience. Infinite Opportunities.
Here in the Riverina, we treasure your skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.
We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:
- Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
- Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations
- Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
- Free confidential counselling services for you and your family
Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospital that will remind you of the city, to small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.
And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!
There’s heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)
Want to know more about the community of Wagga Wagga? Visit us here.
About Your Role
The Senior Drugand Alcohol Peer Support Worker, Community Drug and Alcohol Services provides a leadership role to the Drug and Alcohol peer workforce to ensure delivery of high-quality care to people accessing Community Drug and Alcohol services. The position will be based within an MLHD Community Drug and Alcohol service.
Drawing on their relevant qualifications and professional experience, the Senior Drugand Alcohol Peer Support Worker, Community Drug and Alcohol Services will provide guidance and Peer Support to other Drug and Alcohol Peer Support Workers in Community Drug and Alcohol services.
This will include role modelling professional practice standards, providing individual and group supervision, identifying professional development needs and delivering workplace education as required. The position will also utilise a portion of their time to deliver Peer Support which is recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, person-centred and in line with best practice principles, to people accessing Community Drug and Alcohol services, with a focus on people who are accessing services that do not currently have a dedicated Drug and Alcohol Peer Support Worker employed.
Due to the geographical spread of Community Drug and Alcohol services across the Murrumbidgee region, it is expected that some of this direct Peer Support will be delivered via Telehealth or outreach.
The position will be operationally managed by the Deputy District Manager Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol and be part of the MLHD MHDA Clinical Leadership group.
As a key part of their role, they will also and work closely with the Coordinator Consumer Participation Strategy, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol services to participate in peer mentoring and undertake activities to inform the strategic development of the MLHD Lived Experience Peer Workforce.
Learn more about the role and requirements here.
Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD
Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.
Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Tiffany Thompson – Coordinator Consumer Participation Strategy – Mental Health on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au now for a confidential chat.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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