Mental Health Peer Worker

2 weeks ago

Nowra, Australia Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Casual

**Position Classification**: Health Education Officer (Graduate / Non Graduate)

**Remuneration**: $28.68 - $48.94 per hour + super

**Hours Per Week**: Casual

**Requisition ID**: REQ350661

**Location**: Nowra

**Closing Date**: 6/11/22
- Flexible work options - create your ideal work life balance
- Meaningful work that makes a difference to the health of the community.

**What you'll be doing**

Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Peer Worker will draw upon their personal lived experience with a mental health issue to provide recovery oriented interventions, lived experience counsel and advocacy to consumers, carers, and multidisciplinary staff across the district. The position works with consumers in both an individual and group setting to facilitate recovery through the development of skills, strengths and capacity for successful independent community living.
- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds._
- Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing._
- All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available. _

**Selection Criteria**:

- Personal lived experience of a mental illness, with willingness and demonstrated ability to utilise the lived experience to support others in their own mental health recovery journey.
- Certificate IV in Peer Work (or enrolled in and currently studying Cert IV Peer Work).
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Recent experience as a peer worker in Mental Health setting (student placement experience will be considered)
- Demonstrated commitment to the incorporation of Mental Health Recovery principles into day to day practice..
- Demonstrated ability to work with mínimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Current NSW Driver's License (Class C - unrestricted).

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