Community Carer Lived Experience Worker - Mhaod

Gippsland Health Alliance

Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Base: not specified; bonus/equity: not specified; ...
On-site
Peer-based emotional support
Advocate for families and carers
Navigate mental health and aod services
Latrobe Regional Health values employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive

Job Summary

  • Latrobe Regional Health values employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.
  • You will play a key role in supporting recovery journeys by helping families and carers feel heard, understood, and confident in navigating the mental health and AOD system.
  • Latrobe Regional Health offers salary packaging, meals and entertainment benefits, encouragement for professional development, social club activities, and free access to a Staff Wellbeing Centre.

Matching Summary

Latrobe Regional Health values employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.

Salary

Base: Not specified; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum; Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • peer-based emotional support
  • advocate for families and carers
  • navigate mental health and AOD services
  • work collaboratively in multidisciplinary team
  • provide non-judgemental safe space

Nice-to-have

  • empathetic and self-aware
  • strong communication skills
  • passionate about supporting others
  • understanding of human rights frameworks
  • organisational and time management skills

Key Requirements

  • current full driver’s licence
  • Police Check and Working with Children Check
  • willingness to complete Intentional Peer Support training
  • Certificate IV in Peer Work or Mental Health (or willingness to obtain)

Work Rights

Not specified

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