Lived Experience Worker
vor 2 Wochen
Employment Type: Permanent part time Hours: 32 hours per fortnight (0.4 EFT) Salary: as per EBA Location: Williams Landing (on-site) Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: Sebastian Low (******) Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there.
Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most.
Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer.
But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before.
With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity The role of the Lived Experience Worker (Consumer) has been developed for people who have a lived experience.
You will have been directly connected with mental health service provision as a consumer of mental health service.
This position provides support to consumers, for a period of up to 3 months, following a suicide attempt.
The HOPE team actively engage clients in the assessment of their own suicide risk and actively contribute to their suicide prevention plan in order to minimize the risk of attempting suicide in the future.
The HOPE team will work in a manner that encourages and invites consumer and family participation, and promotes self- determination.
The Lived Experience Worker (Consumer) will work collaboratively with the HOPE team and other members of the Lived Experience Workforce across Mercy Mental Health, to engage and provide support through range of mediums which includes outreach, telehealth and site-based work.
Qualifications: Current unrestricted driver's license Minimal 2 years' experience working as Lived Experience Worker (consumer) Working towards or willing to work towards peer specific training (i.e.
Intentional Peer Support, training in other relevant mental health and suicide specific areas.)
What you'll bring You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart.
Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will have: Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining: A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.
Are you ready to apply for this role?
Click Apply Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.
We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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