Peer Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia Neami National Full time

**“Our vision is full **_citizenship for all people living with mental health challenges in Australia_**”**

**About the Role**
- Part Time (0.6 - 0.8 FTE) Permanent Position
- Classification: Consumer Service Delivery Level 2 with a salary range of $67,322 - $72,203 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
- Salary Packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
- Location: Geelong, VIC

**About Neami National**

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

We have been providing mental health support for over 30 years. We were founded on an alliance between professionals, individuals and their families. Collaborative recovery remains at the heart of who we are today.

**About your new role**

The Peer Support Workers are integral members of the team and represent 50% of the workforce within the RCP Geelong-Otway’s service. Peer Support Workers draw on their lived experience of recovery from mental illness and/or AOD use, mental health and/or AOD crisis or caring for someone living with a mental illness or experiencing AOD concerns, to instil confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery. You must have a lived experience of your own mental illness and/or AOD use/caring role, and a rich understanding of the processes of recovery. You must be willing to purposefully use your own story to help others further their own understanding of recovery.

You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team inclusive of mental health and AOD clinicians, a mental health/AOD registered nurse, a family & child specialist clinician and care recovery coordinators, a peer support lead, clinical lead, and clinical service manager. Peer Support Workers will support a high engagement model of care, through actively greeting and supporting consumers throughout their time at the Regional Care Partnership Service in Geelong-Otway’s. Peer Support Workers are an important element of the team approach and bring the wisdom of experience to many aspects of service delivery including intake interviews, service promotion, partnership work and case reviews.

**What will Neami offer in return?**
- Generous Leave entitlements including paid parental leave, Gratis Leave and Wellness Leave
- Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor, with access to discipline specific external supervision
- Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development Programs to encourage learning and skill-building
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - access a holistic health and wellness offering of supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
- Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance

**What will you bring to the role**
- Lived experience of mental illness and/or AOD use, mental health and/or AOD crisis or caring for someone living with a mental illness or have AOD concerns and demonstrated experience of recovery
- Experience of the public or private mental health and/or AOD system
- All staff are required to adhere to the RCP Geelong-Otway's immunisation policy directives to minimise the risk of vaccine preventable diseases to protect workers, other employees, guests and visitors.

**What the role requires**:

- National Criminal History Check (Police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
- Current Drivers licence
- Australian Working Rights
- As part of Neami’s condition of employment you will need to provide appropriate evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (having received three doses) to Neami National.

**How to apply**:
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:
**Rebecca Harvey, Regional Manager - VIC Housing and Psychosocial Support Region -**

**Applications Close**: Sunday 23 April 2023

**Be Yourself** - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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