Job Summary
- Social and Community Services WA Award - Level 6
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 27th Jan 2025
- Perth > Cloverdale
Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA) is the peak body for consumers of mental health services in WA. As a community based not for profit organisation, CoMHWA understands, listens, and acts upon the voice of consumers of mental health and the wider community.
The role of the Independent Advocate is to improve outcomes for people with psychosocial disabilities in the Perth metro area of WA. We work directly with the individual.
CoMHWA’s Independent Advocates provide advocacy in relation to a range of issues including mental health services (including hospital inpatient and community mental health matters), access to justice, matters relating to Guardianship and Administration, accessing your medical records, and understanding your rights under the Freedom of information Act. This position works collaboratively across the organisation, and closely with other key stakeholders and sector colleagues.
In this busy environment, you will be supported by an organisation made up of various subject-matter experts, from the Peer Workforce, to system navigation, education and training, and systemic advocacy. Your work will be informed by on-going Consumer and sector engagement, focus groups, live issues tracking, and contemporary research methods.
It is a genuine occupational qualification of this position to have a lived experience of mental health issues and recovery in accordance with section 66(s)(c) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.
CoMHWA's Independent Advocacy program is funded by the Department of Communities through to 30th June 2025.
This role is advertised at 0.6 - 1.0 FTE, depending on the candidate.
Please visit the CoMHWA website to download the JDF and full selection criteria for this role: https://comhwa.org.au/about-us/work-with-comhwa/.
Please visit our website for further information about CoMHWA: www.comhwa.org.au.
A position description is attached.