Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 3rd Jul 2020
BEING is the independent, NSW peak organisation for people with lived/living experience of mental health issues and emotional distress. Our primary focus is to ensure the voices of people with mental health issues are heard by decision makers, service providers, and the community.
With a long-standing history of operation, BEING is in a unique position to influence NSW policy, legislation, and service delivery, to improve the outcomes for the communities we serve by providing advice to the mental health sector on people’s views and experiences of the way mental health services are delivered. We support people to advocate and provide input into decision making at all levels through a co-design process and peer–led activities.
BEING has a strong focus on human rights, and as such advocate for the rights of people with mental health issues and emotional distress to live and participate in the communities they choose. We are a value-based organisation whose work is underpinned by Recovery-Oriented and Trauma-Informed principles including respect, social justice, and transparency, and a belief that recovery is possible for every individual. BEING engages with their members, Government, Community Managed Organisations, and the community through the provision of resources and information, consultations and submissions, research and evaluation, and education and training.
The Project Officer will work closely with the Manager – Project and Operations, to develop phase one co-design processes and strategic direction for the BEING Lived Experience Network and register.
A key component of the role will be to scope an approach which better engages people with lived experience of mental health issues to be involved in government and non-government processes which support individual and systemic advocacy.
The role requires someone who is flexible, adaptive, and proactive, and is agile to the changing needs of the organisation and working within tight timeframes.
Working with the Manager – Project and Operations, scope processes which develop, facilitate, and monitor the BEING Lived Experience Network, including background and organisational documents specific to the project
For further information please visit being.org.au and email enquiries about this role may be submitted to [email protected], using the subject line: Project Officer - Lived Experience Network enquiry via EthicalJobs.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia
Agencies are not required for this role and will not be engaged
BEING is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. This means we apply affirmative action strategies to the employment of people with personal lived/living experience of mental health issues.