[High Salary] Peer Support Worker

About the Role

Concord Centre for Mental Health is committed to improving mental health for people and our communities by providing quality mental health services in partnership with consumers, families and service providers. You will be part of a team providing high quality, safe, appropriate healthcare, ensuring access to services and working closely with the local community to manage the changing demand for services.

We are seeking Peer Support Workers with lived experience of mental illness and involvement in the justice or forensic mental health. This is a specialist role within our new inpatient forensic unit, where your unique insights and experiences are valued for connection and recovery. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive recruitment process and understand that contact with the justice or forensic mental health systems may present challenges with work history and employment checks. If you have any concerns, please contact us.

Join a well-established lived experience workforce for peer support and workforce development including peer-specific supervision and support to enrol or complete the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work.

This role will support consumers across four main areas:

- Developing good physical and mental health.
- Access to housing, employment and education.
- Re-discovering a sense of purpose and personal identity.
- Forming active connections to the community of the consumers' choice.

Lived experience of mental distress and demonstrated experience using recovery principles. A degree in a relevant field is required for payment at Graduate rate.

Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to plan, implement and evaluate group and individual peer led interventions.

Understanding of and commitment to recovery oriented services and consumer involvement in service design, implementation and evaluation.

Benefits and Perks

- Accrued Day Off each month (for full time roles) and annual leave loading
- Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
- Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
- Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families

Additionally: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits.

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

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