Lived Experience Worker

1 week ago


Werribee, Victoria, Australia Mercy Health Full time

Lived Experience Worker - Post Admission Support Team (PAST)

  • This position provides support to consumers admitted to Mercy Mental Health Inpatient Units in the post discharge period for up to 28 days. The Lived Experience Worker works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT). As an integral member of the Post Admission Support Team (PAST), the Lived Experience Worker provides practical assistance to clients to lead their own recovery process.
  • This role has been specifically developed for people who have lived experience, you will have been directly connected with mental health service provision as a consumer of mental health services.
  • Permanent Parttime Role (0.6 EFT onsite).
  • Based in Werribee Clare Moore Building.
  • Friendly, innovative, professional team who are dedicated to helping people.
  • Key component of our multidisciplinary service.

ABOUT YOU:

  • Personal experience of recovery with mental illness/ mental health difficulties.
  • Experience working as a Lived Experience Worker.
  • Experience of recovery in context of additional cooccurring challenges such as drug/alcohol abuse, legal issues physical health matters, social issues such as homelessness is an advantage.
  • Experience with and understanding of the intentional peer support framework is an advantage.

ABOUT US:

  • Mercy Mental Health (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and communitybased care. Services are available to adults through acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recoveryfocused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.
  • Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
  • Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a notforprofit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do.

We pride ourselves on:
- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

  • Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health's policy (includes but is not limited to COVID19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
  • If you have any questions please contact us on the details below.
  • Sebastian Low
Mr Sebastian Low
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