Project Officer Lived Experience

Job no: 913719

Work type: Part time

Location: Various

Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Mental Health, Project and Program Management

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Rural & Remote Mental Health Service
• Location is negotiable
• Salary: ASO4 $76,561 - $80,256 p.a (pro rata) + superannuation + leave loading + salary sacrifice benefits
• Ongoing Part Time working 45 hours per fortnight over a 5 day roster

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Are you passionate about using your lived experience to drive meaningful change in mental health services? Join a forward-thinking team where your voice and insight will help shape the future of care across rural and remote communities. As the Lived Experience Project Officer, you'll play a vital role in building strong partnerships, empowering others with lived experience, and ensuring that consumer and carer perspectives are heard at every level of service planning and delivery.

This is your chance to make a real impact in a supportive and values-driven health network that recognises the power of lived experience to improve outcomes and challenge stigma.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

About RRMHS

Rural and Remote Mental Health Service provides 24/7 Tertiary level services to the whole of country South Australia. The service consists of a 23 bed acute inpatient service based within the "Acute Hub" of Glenside Campus.

WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?

At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Do you have lived experience as a consumer or carer of mental health services, and a desire to turn that experience into system-wide impact?
• Are you confident in building relationships, writing reports, and engaging in meaningful consultation processes?
• Can you manage your time effectively, handle sensitive matters professionally, and work both independently and in a team?
• Do you understand or have a willingness to learn about the needs of Aboriginal communities, and work in a culturally respectful and inclusive way?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on...

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Build relationships with clinicians, consumers, carers, and community stakeholders to enhance participation in mental health planning and service development
• Design, coordinate and evaluate projects that support the integration of lived experience into service delivery and governance
• Deliver training and mentoring to consumers and carers, helping them navigate and contribute to the mental health system
• Represent consumer and carer perspectives on key committees, in service development forums, and across interagency collaborations

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, and do vary depending on what is required in the role, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. The policy on immunisation is very detailed, so please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

BHFLHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network

HELP IS HERE

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: , or reach out to Claire Hyland, Advanced Clinical Lead Social Work on Phone: or via E-mail:

. Please also here for our Australian applicant guideline

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DON'T HESITATE Applications Close on 21 September 2025 at 11.55PM

Eligibility: Open to everyone

Advertised: 06 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 21 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time