Aps 5 Community and Peer Advisor
6 months ago
Salary Range: $97,735 - $110,982 + Attractive Superannuation
Community and Peer Advisors utilise lived experience to respectfully support and educate clients, consumers and stakeholders about strengths-based, recovery oriented practices and community services to support early engagement, and trauma-informed mental health support. The role requires lived experience of mental health issues and Australian Defence Force (ADF) service, as either an ex-ADF member or partner/carer of a current or ex-ADF member (spouse, ex-partner or widow/widower).
Community and Peer Advisors provide goal focused and recovery oriented individual support to increase a client’s confidence and participation in the community, and with consent, liaise with clients’ family members, treatment providers, local support services and key stakeholders to ensure a holistic and therapeutic experience. Community and Peer Advisors provide co-facilitation for group programs in collaboration with Open Arms colleagues or external providers and play an active role in promoting Open Arms’ services in the community.
**Duties**
- Provide individual and personalised peer support services to current and former ADF members and their families in accordance with Open Arms policies and procedures. Collaboratively identify client goals and develop an individualise Action Plan to identify strengths and measure progress.
- Collaborate with team members to co-facilitate relevant group programs; represent Open Arms in the veteran community; and build networks by working with key internal and external stakeholders to influence a recovery approach to service delivery for veterans, current ADF members, and their families.
- Exhibit behaviours that promote mental health recovery and wellness, role modelling resilience and adaptability for client, community, and stakeholder education and engagement.
**Eligibility**
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- All applicants external to DVA offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
**Mandatory Requirements and Experience**
- Currently hold or ability to obtain a Working with Vulnerable People registration **OR**
Currently hold or ability to obtain a Working with Children check
In addition to one of the above the following is also required:
- Lived experience of Australian Defence Force (ADF) service, either as an ex-ADF member, or as partner/carer of a current serving or ex-ADF member (spouse, ex-partner or widow/widower).
- Lived experience of mental health issues and recovery, which may include as a carer.
- Willingness to undertake relevant training, professional development and professional supervision, including completion of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work.
**Notes**
Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to18 months.
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.
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