• Utilise your lived experience as a carer to develop new peer programs
• Build your career within an internationally recognised mental health service
• Job security and variety in a Permanent Part Time role- 64 hrs per fortnight (including weekends)

Area Profile

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,000 staff and more than 1200 volunteers. Located in the centre of Geelong's CBD, we also offer an easier commute from the western suburbs of Melbourne, than travelling across the city.

Enjoy the range of lifestyle choices Geelong has to offer including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices and high standard of schooling options throughout the area. You will appreciate the beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries.

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

Part of a Team

Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services (MHDAS) provides integrated and recovery orientated mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and / or drug and alcohol issues, and their families.

The Mental Health (MH) Hospital in the Home (HITH) service is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week team working across three shifts. The team is a tertiary-level multidisciplinary mental health drug and alcohol team. Its aim is to provide timely and effective, intensive treatment and support for individuals aged 16 years and older with high acuity mental health and / or AOD needs, in their home environment.

About the role

We are seeking dynamic, highly motivated senior peer workers to be part of the Mental Health Hospital in the Home Service. In this role, you will:

• Provide one-on-one peer support and facilitate groups
• Provide peer supervision to MHDAS Peer Workers, and assist them to maintain optimal levels of health and wellbeing.
• Contribute to MHDAS education activities designed to promote a greater understanding of peer work and the value of lived experience input into the service.

You will draw upon your own lived experience as a carer of someone who has accessed public mental health services, to inform your practice. Your role will involve liaising with the MHDAS clinical teams, relevant to the areas within the service, for example within the emergency department, mental health inpatient units, drugs and alcohol service and the community.

About the culture

This is a new service within the established Mental Health Acute Intervention Services team. We are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong working partnerships in the workplace and in the community. As a team, we are focused on providing the highest quality, consumer-focused care.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Attractive salary packaging benefits!
• Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
• Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Social club

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people with diverse backgrounds.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition via email at [email protected].

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