Director, Lived Experience, Consumer
vor 4 Wochen
About the role: The Director, Lived Experience, Consumer plays a key strategic leadership role in centring lived experience in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Division, and in mental health and AOD consumer-related policy and reform work.
The role leads the Lived Experience Branch's Consumer Unit, which includes consumer-led reform initiatives, the Lived Experience Policy and Workforce team, and the designated consumer roles in the Lived Experience Advisory Hub.
The Director also manages the department's partnership with consumer-led lived experience peak bodies.
The Director brings a consumer perspective policy lens to strategic priorities and drive reform and system improvements.
The Director ensures delivery of priority government initiatives including the lived experience workforce development program, consumer advice across the division, reform initiatives such as the consumer led alternative to hospitalisation (Healing Place), opt-out non-legal advocacy service and an agency to develop and deliver consumer-led services and supports.
The Director ensures effective links across teams in the Consumer Unit, Lived Experience Branch, division and department to support delivery of initiatives and also develops and maintains strong relationships with sector partners (including people with lived experience and from diverse communities), other Victorian Government departments and interjurisdictional agencies.
About us: At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world.
A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.
We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe.
And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.
How you'll make a difference: * Lead the development, commissioning, implementation and evaluation policies and programs from a consumer perspective.
* Co-lead with the Director Carer, the development, implementation and evaluation of The Lived and Living Experience Leadership Strategy * Provide deep subject matter expertise in consumer perspectives to investigate, assess and advise on the political and practical implications of government policy.
* Support innovation in lived experience-led policies and programs and mental health policy to improve safety, sustainability and outcomes from a consumer perspective.
Examples might include development of new models of lived experience advice within the division, lived experience led services and lived experience workforce development.
Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate: * A tertiary qualification in a relevant field (for example, public policy, mental health, lived experience studies) would be advantageous * The Mental Health and Wellbeing Division encourages people with lived experience of mental illness, psychological distress or suicide or lived experience as a carer of someone with mental illness, psychological distress and/or experiences of suicidal distress, or those who have been bereaved by suicide to apply.
To learn more please click 'Apply' to view the Position Description on the Careers.vic website.
What we offer: * The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
* A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.
* A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.
How to apply: Applications should include a resume and a cover letter.
Click the 'Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.
We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians.
We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians.
All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at ******.
For more information on our commitment to inclusion and diversity see inclusion and diversity at the Department of Health.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and other pre-employment checks including proof of 3 vaccinations (including booster) against COVID-19.
Information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence in line with our Privacy Policy.
The Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) Recruitment Policy allows for priority consideration for employees who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
As such, these employees are strongly encouraged to submit their application through the JSE.
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