Peer Worker

1 week ago

North Parramatta, Australia Western Sydney Local Health District Full time

Join a peer workforce supporting mental health recovery and advocacy.
- Utilize lived experience to provide hope and guidance in mental health care.
- Empower consumers through peer support and collaborative care initiatives.

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**:Health Education Officer Non-Graduate
**Remuneration**: $30.44 - $44.03 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 27
**Location**: Cumberland Hospital

**Where you'll be working**
- Acute inpatient units at Cumberland Hospital.
- Across various units within WSLHD Mental Health Services.
- Part of a dynamic Peer Services team in Western Sydney.
- Collaborating with mental health staff, consumers, and external agencies.

***What you'll be doing**
- Providing peer support and advocacy for mental health consumers in inpatient settings.
- Facilitating peer-led groups and co-designing activities for service improvement.
- Collaborating with clinical teams to enhance care coordination and support.
- Documenting interactions and contributing to service evaluation and planning.
- Educating staff and consumers about peer work, recovery, and consumer perspectives.

***How to Apply**

**Selection Criteria**:

- Demonstrated understanding of the scope of a WSLHD Peer Worker role and the ability to provide a peer service with the Consumer at the centre of care. Demonstrated ability to use initiative to be able to create and codesign peer-based activities.
- Demonstrated examples of adaptability, honesty, authenticity, willingness to learn and being non-judgmental to assist you to validate and listen as essential skills in the peer worker role.
- Have your own lived and living experience of mental ill health and demonstrated recovery strategies including using mental health services as well as identifying as a mental health Consumer.
- Demonstrated ability to individually advocate and systemically advocate for mental health consumers. Demonstrated understanding of advocacy work.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and with reporting structures and work as part of the Peer Services team and multidisciplinary teams.
- Willingness to undertake and complete Certificate IV Mental Health Consumer Peer Work course with MHCC. Course to be completed within 18 months of starting Peer Work employment.
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills, including the use of Microsoft office and online platforms e.g., Microsoft teams. Demonstrated efficient organisational, time management and planning skills to organise one’s workload, position, and delegated responsibilities.
- Have a current driver’s license and be able to work across different locations in WSLHD.

**Requisition ID**: REQ515520
**Applications Close**:10th Sept 2024

**Need more **information**?**
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard._
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**_Please note:_**_ To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency._

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