Aboriginal Peer Worker - Identified

Empowering recovery with lived experience—offering culturally sensitive support, fostering hope, and guiding others toward better mental health

Remuneration: $60,373 – $87,304 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging
Location: Tamworth Hospital | Kamilaroi Country
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Requisition ID: REQ532970
Applications Close: Sunday 5th January 2025

Candidates will be contacted and Interviews will be held week commencing 13th January

This is a position identified for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people on the basis of a genuine occupational qualification under section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criteria.

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

• You can access scholarships or grants to support your ongoing training and professional development Scholarships & Grants for Health Care Education & Training | HETI 
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• ADO's each month (for full time employees)
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
  
  

 
About the role:

As an Aboriginal Mental Health Peer Worker, you will have a lived experience of mental health services and personal recovery, and share experiential knowledge, skills and strategies for living with a mental illness to foster hope for recovery for consumers. You will also provide holistic and culturally sensitive person-centred support to consumers to achieve better outcomes and better access to health services. Your knowledge from your personal journey will be utilised to support consumers by providing individual consultations, education, and group interventions aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice and self-determination and social connectedness. You will also work alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure best outcomes for consumers.

The successful candidate will be supported by the multidisciplinary team and Team Manager as well as other Peer Workers and the Peer Worker Manager. You will be supported to develop an individualised development plan, including relevant ongoing education access to cultural supervision and specific clinical supervision.

Where you’ll be working:

Tamworth is a modern, progressive city set in a picturesque backdrop of tree covered mountains. Renowned for its diversity and experiences, Tamworth proves that a rural lifestyle can be complimented by a thriving city experience. Make life-long friends and embrace the incredible lifestyle that Tamworth has to offer!

This position is based at Community Mental Health in Dean House located on the Tamworth Hospital Campus and will sit within the New England North West MHS Acute Care Team, which provides services to consumers who present with mental health issues. You will also provide group programs within the Tamworth Mental Health Inpatient Unit.

About You:

The successful candidate will have the ability to liaise, proactively engage and work collaboratively with vulnerable communities and relevant agencies in ensuring culturally responsive services and will have an understanding of and commitment to person-centred, consumer-led recovery principles. You will also have personal experience as a consumer of mental health services, and the ability to utilise your lived experience to support others with their own mental health recovery journey, whilst drawing on effective strategies to maintain wellness. Your high-level communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build strong professional relationships with key stakeholders will be essential to your success in this position.

Requirements:

• Eligibility to drive in NSW and ability to travel and work across different locations as required.

 
Additional Information: 

• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 
• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies. 
• Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse. 
• This position is full time; however, job share and/or part time arrangements will be considered.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.  

 
Need more information?

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For role related queries or questions contact Gina Blyton on Gina.Blyton@health.nsw.gov.au 

Information for Applicants:

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2 
 
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp. 
 
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.