Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Worker

NSW Health; Wagga Wagga; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 113,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading

Relocation assistance considerations

Flexible work options

Maternity and parental leave

Staff wellbeing support

Job summary

NSW Health in Wagga Wagga is seeking an Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Worker to apply lived experience to support Aboriginal consumers and collaborate with clinical teams in a culturally safe environment.

You will provide individual and group-based support, contribute to community engagement, and assist in developing programs that enhance social and emotional wellbeing, in line with SEWB principles.

Qualifications

• Must identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander as required by the position.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, or willingness to obtain within 2 years.
• NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance.
• Driver license and ability to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Utilise personal lived experience to support Aboriginal consumers in ED and inpatient mental health services.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to promote hope, autonomy and community engagement.
• Provide individual and group support to promote culture, spirituality and identity.
• Contribute to creating a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal consumers.
• Engage with the local Aboriginal community when drawing on lived experience.

Skills

Lived experience

Interpersonal skills

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Worker

Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Worker

Looking for a role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional team working with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health staff to develop and implement programs and strategies for improving health outcomes for the Aboriginal individuals and communities.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our Benefits

• Financial
• 12% superannuation
• Salary packaging and novated leasing
• Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
• Relocation Assistance Considerations

Work-Life Balance:

• Flexible work options, including hybrid and varied hours (depending on the role)
• Paid maternity and parental leave (for more information)
• Generous leave options like long service and carers leave

Health & Wellbeing:

• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
• Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance

Employment type:Permanent Part Time

• Position classification: Health Education Officer Non-Grad / Grad
• Remuneration: $67,584.00 - $112,558.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
• Hours per week: 19
• Requisition ID: REQ707654
• Location: Wagga Wagga

Who we are:

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) employs designated Consumer Peer Workers across community mental health and hospital teams. They operate through a multidisciplinary approach focusing on "Social and Emotional Wellbeing" (SEWB), which recognizes the holistic connection to culture, family, and country.

What you’ll be doing:

The Aboriginal Mental Health & Wellbeing Peer Worker will utilise their personal lived experience of mental health challenges, psychological distress or suicidality, and personal recovery to support Aboriginal consumers accessing Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Emergency Department and inpatient mental health services to support the delivery of culturally safe services.

Work closely alongside clinical teams to support consumers in developing hope, autonomy and purpose and support engagement with family and community.

Provide individual and group-based support (as appropriate) to consumers utilising a personalised lived experience to provide a model of hope and recovery and encourage culture, spirituality, and identity.

The role will work with the broader team to support the development of culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal consumers.

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the local Aboriginal community and engage and involve Aboriginal community when drawing from lived experience of mental health issues.

The Aboriginal Mental Health & Wellbeing Peer Worker is an integral part of the service and it is expected that the Aboriginal Mental Health & Wellbeing Peer Worker will work as equal partners with clinicians in providing proactive community support for Aboriginal people with mental health issues.

The position is supported to complete appropriate training and education within the scope of the role. It is an expectation of this role that candidates have completed or are willing to undertake appropriate training (E.g. Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work) as part of their employment with the service. As per the award the position will be remunerated dependent upon the appointee’s qualifications and experience.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

This is an identified position in accordance with Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.

Personal lived experience of mental health challenges, psychological distress or suicidality, and personal recovery

Cert IV Peer Work, or willingness to obtain within 2years

NSW WWCC

NSW Driver License and ability and willingness travel for work purposes.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).

NSW Health is committed to implementing theChild Safe Standards.