Peer Worker

4 weeks ago

Sydney Western Suburbs, Australia Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time

**Position Classification**: Health Education Officer Non Graduate, Health Education Officer Graduate

**Location**:St Mary's Community Health Centre

**Remuneration**: Dependent on Qualifications

**Hours Per Week**: 20

**Requisition ID**: REQ425736

**Applications Close**: 10/09/2023

**This Position is Dependent on Qualifications**:
Health Education Officer Non Graduate ($28.68 - $42.26 per hour)

Health Education Officer Graduate ($33.05 - $53.87 per hour)
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**What we can offer you (for eligible employees)**:

- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

**What you will be doing**:

- In Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD), peer workers work as part of a designated team to support people who are experiencing psychological distress, a suicidal crisis or who have a mental health diagnosis for which they are receiving care from NBMLHD Mental Health Service. Each team is part of the overall integrated mental health service, encompassing acute and longer-term community mental health care, inpatient units, as well as specialist mental health teams providing specific evidence based therapeutic interventions.

Peer workers draw on their lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to develop empathic relationships with consumers and support their personal recovery. In doing this, the peer worker facilitates recovery principles of hope, choice, self-determination and social connectedness. Peer workers may work in business hours, evenings or weekends, dependent on the specific requirements of the individual team.
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.

**About us**:

- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.

**NBMLHD**:Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community.

**All NSW Health workers are now required to have received 3 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination**
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**Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.**

**Selection criteria to be addressed**:

- Personal lived experience of mental distress, ill health and recovery, and ability to use meaningful and purposeful lived experience to provide peer support to consumers.
- Attainment of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer), or successful completion of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer) within 18 months of commencing position.
- Demonstrated experience using recovery-oriented and trauma-informed principles in providing support to consumers, and a broad understanding of recovery-oriented service provision and consumer involvement in service design, implementation, and evaluation.
- Understanding of the mental health sector with ability to support consumers to develop wellness plans and to access supports such as community managed organisations. Knowledge of legislation and standards relevant to mental health services.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to plan, implement and evaluate individual and group peer support.
- Ability to work effectively across community, inpatient, emergency department and related settings. This includes experience in working collaboratively with individuals and groups including consumers, carers, the multidisciplinary team and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with mínimal supervision; effective interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to provide quality written documentation through the use of proficient IT skills.
- Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.

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