Engagement and Participation Lead, OMHC

2 days ago

Adelaide, South Australia SA Health Full time $108,000 - $116,864 per year

Job no: 917967

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide CBD

Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Mental Health, Communication, Engagement, Media and Marketing

  • Preventive Health - Office of the Mental Health Commissioner for South Australia
  • Salary: $108,109 to $116,864 – ASO7 – Full Time / Term Contract up to One Year

Overview:

The Engagement and Participation Lead is responsible for designing, delivering, and evaluating engagement and participation strategies that ensure the voices of people with lived experience of mental ill-health, their families, carers, and priority populations are heard and valued. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role will facilitate inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally safe engagement practices, ensuring that insights are translated into actionable outcomes that inform policy, advocacy, and communication activities across the OMHC. The role will also lead and drive the delivery of major projects and initiatives, ensuring co-design approaches are embedded across stakeholder engagement activities. Co-design knowledge, skills and experience are essential. Personal lived experience of mental distress and recovery is welcomed and considered highly desirable, but not mandatory.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 917967

Criminal History Screening Requirement

  • A 'National Police Certificate' NPC (also known as a 'Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check' NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries

Carlyn Velasco

Executive Assistant to SAMHC

Phone:

E-mail:

Application Closing Date

Saturday, 01 November 2025 – 11:55PM

Attachments

  • Australian applicant guidelines
  • International applicant guidelines

Advertised: 18 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 01 Nov 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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