Peer Worker

2 weeks ago

Geelong, Victoria, Australia Barwon Health Full time

Employment Status
Permanent Full Time

Program
Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services

Location
131 Myers Street

Hours Per Fortnight
80

Position Summary

  • Join a supportive and inclusive team and service who value your contribution
  • Opportunity to develop individual and group peer worker skills in a specialist service
  • Permanent parttime or fulltime 80 hours per fortnight
About the facility


The Mental Health Therapy Services develops and provides individual and group peer support, specialist assessment, consultation and evidenced-based psychotherapies as part of consumer's treatment within Barwon Health's Community Mental Health services.

This includes dedicated peer workers, occupational therapy, art therapy, Autism services, comprehensive psychotherapy programs for personality disorders and/or a history of trauma, education on personality disorder, and trainee programs.

This is an innovative and expanding service which will be based in our new MH and Well-being hub in Central Geelong.


About you

  • Trained in the delivery of a peer led approach to service delivery
  • Lived experience of mental illness
  • Lived experience of engagement with public mental health services
  • Lived experience of Recovery and capacity to reflect on personal recovery processes
  • Previous experience delivering groups

About the role
As guided by the Lived Experience Discipline Lead, Senior peer worker and the Operational Manager of the Therapy Services team, you will:

  • Provide individual and peer support to people with a lived experience of mental distress who access therapy services
  • Work collaboratively with therapists and peer workers to deliver peer groups
  • Participate in interprofessional team meetings

What we offer

  • EBA leave entitlements and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional Development
  • Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
  • Access to employee wellness program
  • 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 where we value each person's uniqueness.

We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.


  • Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for Covid19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy._
Melbourne, Victoria

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?

Desirable:
Experience and/or training in intentional peer support

Desirable:
Experience in delivery of peer led group programs

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 moderate - severe mental illness where psychological or allied health therapies have been a part of recovery processes

Essential:
Experience using hospital based public mental health services for crisis, acute (inpatient) or community based (case management) care.

Desirable:
Period of 12 months where mental illness has not required public mental health care (ie crisis intervention, hospital or case management)

Contact Person
Amy Langbein

Contact Person Job Title
Manager Mental Health therapy services

Contact Number

Alternate Contact Person
Anna Sowden

Alternate Contact Number

Closing Date
25/04/2024

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