Senior Peer Worker Recovery Centre
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Graduate/Non Graduate (Dependent on Qualifications/Experience)
Remuneration: $62486 - $123334.49 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ543854
Location: Broken Hill
- Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference.
- Fantastic lifestyle, great food/cafes, art, music, sport and festivals.
- Only 3 hours from Mildura and 5 hours from Adelaide or hop on a plane with a short flight from anywhere in Australia.
Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look on "Living and Working" in the Far West.
What you'll be doing- The Senior Peer Worker position is a senior role within the FWLHD Peer Services team and wider Peer Workforce.
- Assist with the Peer Supervision and Support of Peer Workers in carrying out their role, as delegated by the Recovery Centre Manager.
- Contribute to and assist the Recovery Centre Manager with tasks related to the overall planning, development and evaluation of FWLHD Peer Services, Peer Workforce and Mental Health Services.
- Work across the wider FWLHD area.
- The Senior Peer Worker - Peer Services will work across FWLHD to provide Peer Support and Advocacy to Consumers in both the Inpatient setting (which includes the Acute and Rehabilitation settings) and the Community Mental Health Services, as delegated.
What is on offer
- 1 week extra paid annual leave every year (pro rata)
- 12 paid ADO's a year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses +$2.6k for meals and entertainment
- Novated leasing
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Remote Area Housing Assistance Benefits
- Fitness Passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- A comfortable and affordable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton (Buronga), Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
How to apply
To be considered for this position please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible:
- Demonstrated experience in peer work at a senior level and/or a leadership role in similar position. Minimum of 3 years of experience as a peer worker. A degree in a relevant field is required for payment at a Graduate level.
- Personal experience as a consumer of mental health services and ability to use your own lived and living experience to support others in their own mental health recovery journey. Demonstrated ability to promote recovery from the consumer perspective
- Demonstrated experience in determining priorities, strategies, developing policy and leading peer support and consumer advocacy activities and programs.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively supervising, coaching and developing staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team to build relationships with experience providing support and guidance to peer workers.
- Demonstrated effective negotiation, time management, written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across community and inpatient settings. Flexibility in working hours would be advantageous.
- Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer work or willing to complete within 12 months after starting.
- Have a current and valid Australian Drivers Licence and be able to work across different locations in FWLHD.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Tahlia Kerin on Tahlia.Kerin@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 16th January 2025
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Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
