Consumer Advocate

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Location**: Bega
**Position Classification**: Dependent on qualifications
**Remuneration**:

- Health Education Officer (Grad): $36.04 to $57.59 per hour
- Health Education Officer (Non Grad): $31.51 to $45.57 per hour

**Hours Per Week**: 17
**Requisition ID**: REQ557989
**Applications Close**: 12 March 2025
**Interviews Details**:Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - **We are Southern**.

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to. It all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Bega the rural heartland of the Sapphire Coast a short drive to beautiful sandy beaches and national park wilderness. The perfect climate to the outdoors all year round, including whale watching between June and November. The pretty valley is a beautiful base for exploring gorgeous beaches and tranquil waterways. Situated between Melbourne and Sydney and just 3 hours to Canberra. **Imagine Rural**

**What you'll be doing**
The Consumer Advocate will advocate on behalf of consumers, promote the concept of social inclusion and concept of recovery. The position will also engage with local partner organisations, and assist in the development and delivery of training programs to sustain and support consumers.

**Selection Criteria**
- Minimum Qualification Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (consumer) or willingness to obtain same within 12 months of appointment.
- A general understanding of the nature of mental illnesses and the experiences and difficulties faced by those people who experience mental illness.
- A general understanding of the nature of mental health service delivery, including some knowledge of State and national policies and directions for mental health services.
- Good communication skills with the ability to communicate empathically and supportively with mental health service consumers, and effectively with mental health service providers.
- Ability to work alongside mental health professionals in a non-clinical role.
- Effective problem solving skills.
- Personal "lived experience" of being a consumer of a mental health service (Public or private).
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**
This is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive **PD2024_015** All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

**Australian Work Rights**

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance.

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