Mental Health Peer Support Specialist

2 days ago

Traralgon, Victoria, Australia Latrobe Regional Hospital Full time

Mental Health Lived Experience Worker

Based at Latrobe Regional Health, we are seeking a Mental Health Consumer Lived Experience Worker to join our Traralgon Community Mental Health team on a part-time basis.

This role will involve providing peer support to consumers who are receiving care from Latrobe Regional Health Mental Health Service.

You will form mutually supportive and empathetic peer relationships by appropriately and purposefully sharing your own story and understanding of the impacts of mental distress and illness on consumers.

You will use your lived experiences supporting someone through service use and recovery to provide emotional and practical support, making it easier to navigate the mental health system, and inspiring confidence, optimism, and hope in others about the journey of recovery.

We offer:

  • Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
  • Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
  • Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO's, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
  • Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
  • Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

We are looking for candidates with:

  • Lived experience of being a consumer of mental health services
  • A willingness to purposefully and appropriately use your own story to help others further their own understanding of and belief in recovery
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team

For more information, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

About us

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of healthcare services in Victoria. We are committed to delivering high-quality care to our patients and communities. Our team of healthcare professionals is dedicated to providing exceptional service and support to our patients and their families.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures.

Important note

All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.

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