Carer Peer Worker

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing

Reference: 19834

**SUMMARY OF THE ROLE**:You will be a valued team member of the Mercy Mental Health Community Teams. A recovery focused multi disciplinary team operating in the Cities of Wyndham and Hobson's Bay. With your team's support you will engage the carers of our clients to positively support their loved one's recovery.
- Permanent full-time role - 5 days a week
- 08.30 - 5pm with an ADO
- Based across 2 sites - Wyndham and Saltwater Clinics (working alternating weeks)
- Friendly, innovative professional team who are dedicated to helping people
- Recovery based service delivering evidence based treatment for mental illness
- Key component of our multidisciplinary service
- Offering linkages and targeted support for Carers of clients experiencing a mental illness

**ABOUT YOU**:

- _Have experience in working as a carer peer support worker in a mental health setting_
- _ Experience as a carer of someone who has/had additional co-occuring challenges such as drug/alcohol abuse, legal issues, physical health matters, social issues such as homelessness_
- _ Flexible and adaptable to work across 2 clinics_
- _ Able to prioritise and work within professional boundaries._
- _ Enthusiatic about seeking support for carers and be a strong advocate for their needs and the needs of their loved ones_
- _ Be a part of a multidisciplinary team and offer a voice for lived experience whithin team meetings._

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Mental Health (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and community-based care. Services are available to adults through acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recovery-focused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that many people want to work somewhere that is more than ‘just a job.’ At Mercy Health, we pride ourselves on our values-based culture, and offer a generous range of benefits to support you to maintain a healthy work/life balance. These include:

- Salary packaging benefits
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Health and Wellbeing programs
- Camp Australia School Holiday Program
- Career progression and development opportunities
- A range of discounts available across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services

Mercy Health is committed to the safety of all children and vulnerable people across our services. We recognise the importance of listening to the voice of children and vulnerable people and have a zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect.

Mercy Health has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Abby Mzungu - Wyndham Clinic
- 80077200
- Lily Rodregez - Salwater Clinic
- 99287444