Advanced Peer Worker (Lived Experienced

The Townsville Hospital; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

4 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Locality allowance

Superannuation 12.75%

Job summary

The Townsville Hospital is seeking a part-time role to coach and mentor peer workers, using lived experience to aid recovery-focused programs. You will educate staff about recovery frameworks and facilitate consumer and carer support groups and psychoeducation sessions.

Successful candidates should have relevant lived experience, a Blue Card, and a current C class license. Public mental health or NGO sector experience is desirable. A permanent part-time position at 60.8 hours per fortnight.

Qualifications

• Personal lived/living experience of mental illness and/or substance use challenges.
• Blue Card checks required prior to appointment.
• Current C Class driver's licence.
• Experience in public mental health or NGO sector desirable.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or ability to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Mentor peer workers under general direction and support their development.
• Provide education opportunities to staff to understand recovery frameworks and lived experience perspectives.
• Develop and deliver consumer and carer support groups and psychoeducation sessions.

Skills

Lived experience

Coaching

Education delivery

Education

Cert IV MH Peer Work

Job description

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to:

• Work under general direction to facilitate the education and development of the peer workers through coaching and mentorship.
• Provide education opportunities to staff of the MHSG to develop a better understanding of the recovery framework and lived experience perspective.
• Utilise your lived experience of mental ill-health, substance use challenges and recovery to assist in the development and delivery of consumer and carer support groups, psycho education programs and other recovery-oriented information sessions for consumers and their carers and families.

This is a permanent part-time role, working 60.8 hours per fortnight.

About your new employer

Townsville Hospital and Health Service offers a dynamic and diverse healthcare environment, supporting high-quality service delivery across a large regional network. As a leading tertiary provider, we foster innovation, multidisciplinary collaboration and continuous professional development.

Our organisation promotes a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture, combined with the lifestyle advantages of North Queensland - including short commutes, affordable living and access to both urban and coastal communities. Flexible work options and a strong focus on employee wellbeing support a balanced and rewarding career.

About the Candidate

• Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to have a personal lived/living experience of mental illness and/or substance use challenges.
• Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to have a personal lived/living experience of mental illness and/or substance use challenges. It is expected that the successful applicant be prepared to utilise their lived/living experience to assist others where appropriate and to be a role model for consumers and the wider community to overcome stigma and encourage personal development.
• Blue Card Checks: Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a 'working with children check' from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position. The successful candidate will be required to provide a copy of their current Blue Card before commencing in the role.
• Current C Class drivers licence.
• Experience working within a public mental health service or the NGO sector is highly desirable.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or the ability to undertake a certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is highly desirable.
• This is a VPD risk role.

Work Environment

Competitive salary and benefits:

• Salary range: $48.69 - $53.54 p.h. (AO4)
• 4 weeks (pro rata) annual leave with 17.5% loading
• Locality allowance
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Plus Salary Sacrificing options may be available