Peer Worker | Prevention and Recovery Care

• Permanent part time position (22.8hrs per week) 0.6 FTE
• Friendly and supportive team
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Salary Range $68,874 - $73,065 (pro rata)

About the Role

This is an innovative role, in which people who have a lived/living experience of mental health challenges, can support consumers by sharing a message of hope and optimism as a part of their recovery journey.



You will be an integral part of the Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) team, which provides recovery-focused care in a short-term sub-acute setting.


In this role you will:

• Develop trusting relationships with consumers through the lens of mutual experience, and by offering empathy, compassion, choice and empowerment
• Provide 1:1 intentional peer support
• Facilitate and develop peer-led groups and co-facilitate or participate in other groups in the PARC Program
• Uphold a culture of hope by using optimistic language, supporting people and celebrating consumers’ recovery efforts
• Contribute to ongoing continuous improvement activities at PARC
• Work collaboratively with the Director Lived Experience Workforce and Strategy and Lived Experience Workforce Coordinator to provide support and contribute to the development of the Lived/Living Experience Workforce (LLEW)

Classifications for this position will range from MP32 - MP35 Lived Experience Worker Level 2 ($68,874 - $73,065 per annum pro rata)




Your Contribution

• A lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing and navigating public mental health services, in a way that has changed the course of your life
• Appropriate IT skills such as use of Microsoft office suite
• Strong communication skills and able to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Able to deliver group programs
• Commitment to recovery-oriented and strengths-based practice in mental health rehabilitation
• Able to support consumers and carers to promote self-determination, personal strengths and enable progress towards reaching individual goals
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
  
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
  
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
  
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
  
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
  
• Discounts always available through our Foundation
  
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
  
• Culture of continuous improvement
  

About North Fitzroy PARC

The Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) provides short term sub-acute intensive residential services with a recovery focus, to consumers who require additional support early in relapse, or following an acute in patient admission. The service is run in partnership with Wellways Australia. The service has 10 beds.



The staff team includes St Vincent's clinicians and Wellways support staff.




Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.



Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
  

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.



We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.



Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM



SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).