The Team:

• This is an opportunity to work in the Acute Care Team or Community Mental Health Continuing Care Teams Clarence or Glenorchy.
• We are a vibrant MDT including lived experience workers, nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychiatrists.
• Great professional development opportunities.

The Role:

Working alongside the multidisciplinary team use lived and recovery experience to support the care-planning and delivery of person centred, recovery orientated and trauma informed care, in accordance with National Standards for Mental Health Services, Agency policies and procedures, legal requirements.

The Family/Carer Peer Worker, under the direction and supervision of the Community Mental Health Service Team Leader/Manager, and within the defined scope of duties for the role, will:

• Uphold the Lived Experience values and principles to encourage a recovery-focused, person-centred, and strengths-based approach to all aspects of work.
• Use personal experience to support the families and carers of public mental health services’ consumers/clients/patients, to maintain their health and wellbeing while caring for those with mental illness.
• Work positively and collaboratively with families and carers to identify supports to facilitate meaningful recoveries for the family and to foster hope.

You will need:

• Provide support to families and carers of people receiving support from public mental health services, in identifying appropriate supports (community resources and services) and ensuring families and carers are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and participate in discussions with a focus on family/carer rights and responsibilities, quality improvement initiatives, planning and problem solving in line with mental health and recovery frameworks.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and relevant Lived Experience networks.

Demonstrated understanding or the capability to understand mental health, and other relevant legislation.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment: Operational Health Officer, Level 3

Multiple permanent full time and part time, day worker positions, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Location: Hobart (ACT), Glenorchy or Rosny Park (Clarence CCT).

Salary: $67,193 to $72,126 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

Essential Requirements:

Working With Children Registration

• Current Driver’s Licence

Desirable Requirements:

Experience of supporting someone (family or friend) through mental health challenges, service use, periods of healing/personal recovery

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Generic Family-Carer Peer Worker OHO3 WWCR (July 2023) CSU (1).docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

*Applications from agencies will not be accepted for this role

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Jennifer Tomney
Team Leader - Continuing Care Service
03 6166 6242
[email protected]

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