Community & Peer Advisor

5 days ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia HAYS Full time

Our client Open Arms, provides mental health support for Navy, Army and Air Force personnel.

**Your new company**
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Our client Open Arms, provides mental health support for Navy, Army and Air Force personnel, veterans and their families. They are seeking their newest Community and Peer Advisor to join their Maryborough team.

**Your new role**
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The Community and Peer Advisor will work collaboratively within a regional Community Engagement Team to provide direct support to Open Arms clients. The position will also work with key internal and external stakeholders to influence a recovery approach to service delivery for veterans and serving ADF members and their families, and in doing so foster wellbeing. In accordance with the principles of workplace diversity, Work Health and Safety, participative work practices, APS values and APS Employment Principles:

- In line with Open Arms policy and procedures, provide personalised peer support services to current and former ADF members and their families
- Where appropriate, share knowledge gained through one’s relevant lived experience and recovery to promote awareness, understanding and service improvement.
- Role model behaviours which promote mental health recovery and wellness for the purpose of client, community, and stakeholder education and engagement.
- Co-facilitate relevant group programs.
- Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of the Community Engagement Team
- Represent Open Arms and the peer workforce to strengthen the organisation’s public profile, in order to further enhance Open Arms’ responsiveness and reach.
- Work with key internal and external stakeholders to influence a recovery approach to service delivery for veteran, current ADF and their families.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of Open Arms’ Clinical Practice and Governance policies and Accreditation.
- Participate in Open Arms program evaluation and research activities, strategic direction, and quality improvement, particularly in relation to community engagement activities.
- Support participative workplace practices in line with policies of WHS, Workplace Diversity and the Australian Public Service values, Employment Principles and the APS Code of Conduct.
- Collaborate with Community and Peer Advisors and Community Engagement Coordinators both locally and nationally, including participating in and contributing to a peer work Community of Practice.
- Participate in regular supervision, training, case conferencing and case review meetings.

**What you'll need to succeed***
- Lived experience of mental health issues and ADF service, as either an ex-ADF member or partner/carer of a current serving or ex-ADF member (spouse, ex-partner or widow/widower).
- Ability to respectfully and effectively utilise this experience to promote a recovery focused approach to support others
- Willingness to undertake relevant training and professional development, including completion of certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work
- Experience supporting veterans and/or their family members and promoting recovery orientated behaviours is desirable.

**What you'll get in return**

You will work with a team of experts in their field and have the ability to impact the lives of those who are a part of the Navy, Army and Air Force, veterans or their families

**What you need to do now**

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If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

**LHS 297508** #2688485

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