Advanced Peer Worker

2 weeks ago

Gold Coast, Australia Queensland Health Full time

The Role
An opportunity has become available for an Advanced Peer Worker - Lived Experience (Mental Health - Crisis Stabilisation Unit) to join Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 10 000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia.
You will
- Build safe, trusting relationships with consumers based on shared lived and living experience
- Work with clinical team members to support consumers during triage, assessment, admission and discharge process
- Develop and deliver initiatives and strategies that improve understanding of mental illness
- Facilitate recovery oriented training and education
- Guide, orientate and mentor mental health Peer Workers

About you

**To be successful in this position you will require**:

- A lived/living experience of mental illness, service, and recovery
- Experience working as a Peer Worker in public mental health or alcohol and other drug service or a non-government centre
- A Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or can demonstrate that they are working towards this qualification is highly desirable
- Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Hepatitis B and COVID 19
- Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
- Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed

**Benefits**:

- Flexible work options
- Career Development
- Salary Packaging
- Modern Facilities
- Diverse Work Culture
- Research Opportunities
- Up to 12.75% super
- 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits options
- Access to the Fitness Passport (conditions apply)
- Access to paid parental leave (conditions apply)
- Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Salary
- Temporary full time, temporary part time (up to 12 months with the possibility of extension, hrs negotiable)
- Base salary ranging from $3 125.20 - $3 443.10 per fortnight, $41.12 - $45.30 per hour

About Us
The Mental Health Crisis Stabilisation facility provides consumers presenting with a mental health, alcohol and/or drug crisis/illness a safe, supportive environment for acute mental health assessment, treatment, and management, including a range of short term options tailored to meet individual needs. Based in Robina.
About Gold Coast Health
- Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
- Annual operating budget exceeding $1.5 billion
- More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
- Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
- Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
- A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
- Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong

How to Apply

**Job Ad reference**: GC476705

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