Suicide Prevention Peer Support Specialist

Murrumbidgee Local Health District; Bathurst; Hybrid; AUD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading

Job summary

Murrumbidgee Local Health District Bathurst NSW is offering a Suicide Prevention Peer Support Worker / Traineeship opportunity within the Safe Haven Services. The role focuses on sharing lived experience to support clients and navigate rights and responsibilities, and to connect them with appropriate services.

Position involves permanent full/part time or casual options, up to 38 hours weekly, with salary between $67,584.00 – $112,558.00 plus super and 17.5% leave loading where applicable.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV Peer Work or other Australian recognised Health related qualification
• Lived Experience Expertise of a suicidal crisis
• NSW Working with children clearance
• Compliance with Vaccination category A
• Current driver’s licence and willingness to travel as required

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-oriented and trauma-informed peer support for people who present to the service
• Provide psychosocial support, safety planning and recovery/wellness planning
• Deliver individual or group peer support, advocacy and follow up support to access other services
• Work in a manner that aligns with the principles of step up/step down care and making referrals to community-based services
• Liaise with, and possibly work, from emergency departments to ensure people in distress are linked to the service and ED staff are aware of the service

Skills

Lived Experience Expertise

Peer Support

Education

Certificate IV Peer Work

Job description

Murrumbidgee Local Health District Bathurst NSW is offering a Suicide Prevention Peer Support Worker / Traineeship opportunity within the Safe Haven Services. The role focuses on sharing lived experience to support clients and navigate rights and responsibilities, and to connect them with appropriate services.

Position involves permanent full/part time or casual options, up to 38 hours weekly, with salary between $67,584.00 – $112,558.00 plus super and 17.5% leave loading where applicable.