Peer Support Specialist, Suicide Prevention Outreach

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD); Sydney; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Up to 12 allocated days off per year

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District invites applications for a Peer Worker in the Assertive Suicide Prevention Outreach Team (SPOT). The permanent part-time position is based in Caringbah, Sydney, with travel to SESLHD MHS locations as required.

Salary is $34.09–$56.77 per hour plus super. Applicants should have lived experience, relevant health education qualifications, and strong communication skills to support people at risk of suicide in the community setting.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience of suicidal crisis, and ability to meaningfully and purposefully use lived experience to provide peer support.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness to complete within 18 months. For Graduate Health Education Officers, additional relevant health degree required
• Experience working in a Mental Health Peer Worker role with recovery oriented and trauma informed principles
• Understanding of the suicide prevention sector and ability to utilise appropriate suicide prevention support such as crisis response, safety planning and managing risk
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to recovery oriented services, trauma informed care and lived experience involvement in service design, implementation and evaluation
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with a diverse range of stakeholders including consumers, families and service providers
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrated excellent computer skills (proficient in MS Office applications)

Skills

Lived experience

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Health-related degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District invites applications for a Peer Worker in the Assertive Suicide Prevention Outreach Team (SPOT). The permanent part-time position is based in Caringbah, Sydney, with travel to SESLHD MHS locations as required.

Salary is $34.09–$56.77 per hour plus super. Applicants should have lived experience, relevant health education qualifications, and strong communication skills to support people at risk of suicide in the community setting.