Peer Worker

**Employment Type**:Permanent Part Time

**Position Classification**:Health Education Officer

**Remuneration**:$30.45 - $44.03 Per Hour + Super + Salary Packaging

**Hours Per Week**:32

**Requisition ID**: REQ483267

**Location**:Charlestown

**Applications: Sunday, 26th May 2024**

**Peer Worker**

**Greater Newcastle Mental Health Service**

**About us**:
Following our recent merger, we've established the Greater Newcastle Mental Health Service. Within this framework, the Suicide Prevention Peer Worker role plays a crucial part in our Towards Zero Suicide Prevention Program, which includes the Suicide Prevention Outreach Team and the Peer-Led Safe Haven Drop-in Centre

The peer work position will draw on their personal lived experience of suicide to provide specialist person centred care to people at risk of suicide and connect people to support, which may include psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery/wellness planning and collaborative identification of community supports.

The Suicide Prevention Peer Worker will work in partnership with clinicians either through Suicide prevention outreach teams or if necessary Safe Haven to provide trauma-informed and recovery-oriented support for people who are in crisis.

While the primary location for this role is Charlestown, there will be occasions, with prior notice, when our Peer Worker will provide support to Safe Haven in Newcastle.

**About your new job**:
You will provide direct assistance, whether in person or through virtual means, to those grappling with suicidal thoughts or emotional distress.

You will identify consumers in need of ongoing support and link to relevant services in the community as part of the collaborative care plan.

**Benefits**:

- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**Requirements**:

- 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, including completion of CHCCCS003: Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide.
- Eligible to drive in NSW and willingness to travel for work purposes

**About you**:

- Ability to demonstrate profound empathy coupled with exceptional active listening skills.
- Maintain supportiveness while demonstrating resilience.
- Recognise and respect diverse backgrounds and experiences.

**Additional Information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.

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**Information for Applicants**:
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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