Carer Peer Worker

Mackay Hospital and Health Service; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Flexible working arrangements

Education opportunities

Job summary

Mackay Hospital and Health Service invites applications for a Carer Peer Worker on a temporary basis. You will use lived experience to support carers, family or friends of clients in the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service, helping them to be better equipped to support recovery.

Join the Peer Workforce Team at Mackay Community Health Centre to deliver confidential, nonclinical peer support across community and inpatient settings, under direction to help improve recovery‑oriented care

Responsibilities

• Utilise lived experience to support carers, family or friends of clients in the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service.
• Provide confidential, nonclinical peer support across community and inpatient settings.
• Assist in delivering recovery‑oriented care and improving outcomes for clients and their carers.

Job description

Mackay Hospital and Health Service – Mackay QLD

The Peer Workforce Team at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Carer Peer Worker to join their team on a temporary basis.

Your opportunity

Utilise a lived experience as a support person (carer, family, friend) of someone experiencing mental health issues, substance use and recovery, to assist support persons of clients of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service. Supporting them to be better equipped in caring for someone with mental health issues, substance use and recovery to achieve their best outcomes, and to support those providing clinical care to develop a better understanding of recovery‑oriented care and the additional benefits that peer support can provide.

Provide efficient, effective, ethical and confidential person centred, nonclinical peer support within the Mackay Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Division, across both community and inpatient settings.

Work under direction to facilitate the delivery of peer support for support persons of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs service.

About the Team

Staff members of the Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team, work within a multi‑disciplinary team framework to deliver high quality services safely and with a robust culture of continuing improvement. Staff work collaboratively with each other and with consumers, their families/carers and external service providers. The team comprises of several positions working in key areas such as:

• Headspace
• Regional Adversity
• MH Coordinators: Co-Occurring Conditions, Multicultural & EdLinQ
• Digital Workforce Change
• Service Reform & Service Integration
• Mental Health Information Management
• MH ACT Delegate

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi‑purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• Education opportunities, Study and Research