Carer Peer Support Worker

Northern Health; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 42.000 - 66.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health and wellbeing programs

Flexibility in the workplace

Inclusive and culturally safe space

Salary packaging & EAP

Descripción de la vacante

Northern Health is seeking a Carer/Family Peer Support Worker to join the PARC team. This ongoing part-time role provides peer support to families and carers of consumers, using lived experience to guide care and navigation of mental health services.

You will deliver one-to-one and group support, connect families with community resources, and advocate to include carers in treatment planning while also supporting their own wellbeing. 32 hours per fortnight.

Formación

• Caring for someone living with mental ill-health who is accessing mental health services.
• Current driver’s licence.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsabilidades

• Provide one-to-one and group peer support to families and carers.
• Help navigate the mental health system and link to community services.
• Advocate for carers to be included in treatment planning and support their wellbeing.
• Collaborate with the PARC multidisciplinary team to embed peer-led programs.

Conocimientos

Carer experience

Lived experience

Educación

Certificate IV in Mental Health (Non-Clinical) Community Development or Certificate IV in Mental Health (Peer Work)

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Descripción del empleo

Reference Number:54565:Carer Peer Support WorkerEmployment Type:On Going Part Time (PT)Location:Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride‑sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Family/Carer Peer Support Workers to join the PARC team at the Northern Health.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub‑acute, mental health, specialist, community and home‑based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Northern Victoria.

Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high‑quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role:

Carer/Family Peer Support Workers are an important element of the team approach and bring the wisdom of lived experience to many aspects of service delivery.

This role provides peer support to families, carers and supporters of consumers admitted to our prevention and recovery centre, by utilising your own lived/living experience of supporting someone with mental health challenges who accesses mental health services.

You will provide one to one and group support, information about navigating the mental health system, and linkage to relevant community services.

You will promote the voice of our families and carers through advocacy, ensuring that they are included in treatment planning for the consumer and that they receive support for their own wellbeing.

Work closely with consumer peer support workers, the CCU/PARC multidisciplinary team, and leadership to embed peer support and develop peer‑led programs

This is an ongoing part time role working 32 hours per fortnight

To be successful in this role you will have:

• To have cared for someone living with mental ill-health who is accessing mental health services;
• Current driver's licence;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft word, Excel and Outlook.

Experience:

• The following are desirable for the role:
• Previous experience in a similar role;
• Formal qualifications with relevance to Family/Carer Peer Support work. Such qualifications would include Certificate IV in Mental Health (Non-Clinical) Community Development, Certificate IV in Mental Health (Peer Work), Single Session Family Peer Work training, and/or Intentional Peer Support training.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision‑making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.