•  Perm Part time, 0.6EFT Peer Support Worker, MSRS based in Hawthorn
• Not for Profit with salary packaging benefits & work life balance
• Collaborative and highly skilled supported team environment

About Us

Access Health and Community, with a 150-year legacy of compassionate care, is on a mission to build healthier lives together. Our team of over 400 dedicated employees and 200 volunteers, serves across 18 locations. We are thrilled to announce our upcoming merger with Inspiro, a trusted partner in community health. Inspiro, with a skilled team of 100, is dedicated to providing accessible, inclusive, and high-quality care in the Yarra Ranges. This merger strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional care and opens up new opportunities for our team and the communities we serve.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our thriving community health care organisation and work within a truly supportive valued based culture and engaged workforce at Access Health and Community. The Peer Support Worker – Medication Support & Recovery Service (MSRS) will provide practical and emotional support for clients and their families whose lives are significantly impacted as a result of pharmaceutical/medication misuses. This role provides the opportunity to share your experiences of recovery or role as a carer of someone with pharmaceutical/medication concerns and empower participants, their families, clinicians and the community to ultimately improve outcomes for clients and families/loved ones engaged in the MSRS. The role is a combination of individual and group work.

What you will be doing

• Use your lived experience of mental illness/Alcohol and other drug use and recovery to support clients
• Provide a combination of individual (one-to-one) and group supports
• Develop and facilitate peer support groups
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide ‘wrap around care’ for complex clients

What you will bring

Key Selection Criteria:

• A lived experience of mental illness/Alcohol and other drug use and recovery
• Relevant training or enrolment or qualifications in AOD/MH Peer Work or Peer Support
• Be willing to effectively, respectfully and appropriately use your lived experience of substance use issues and mental ill health in your role
• Experience working from a Peer Support or Intentional Peer Support model to support clients with mental health concerns
• Experience in speaking at or delivering community education or community engagement events

Attributes

• High level of cultural sensitivity and awareness, and the ability to work safely and effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, including First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTIQA+ communities.
• Commitment to accepting people’s differences and to respecting the rights of others to make their own choices.
• Excellent communication, listening and engagement skills and commitment to a collaborative, shared care approach
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills
• Understanding of principles of confidentiality, and rights and responsibilities of clients/consumers within a community health context
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and health promotion principles
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft programs such as Word and Outlook
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AccessHC values

Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits

At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we invest in our people and provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging.

Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment. Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.

The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:

• Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
• Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
• Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
• Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
• Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Annual leave loading
• Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/ entertainment expenses)

Read more about our culture and benefits: https://accesshc.org.au/culture-and-benefits.

Apply Now

If this position resonates with you and you are passionate about working alongside a collaborative and supportive team, we would love to see your resume and a paragraph or two about where you are on your professional journey and why you think the position will work well for you.

Please reach out to for further information and/or the opportunity to discuss this role. Please contact AOD Manager, Rachel Shankland: [email protected] using the subject line: AOD Peer Support Worker - Medication Support & Recovery Service enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please refer to the position description on our website for the key selection criteria information: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/.

Apply now so you don’t miss this opportunity. We will be assessing applications as they are submitted

Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a Child Safe Organisation that values inclusivity and diversity. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, those with lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drugs (AOD) challenges, and those with diverse genders and sexualities.

At AccessHC, our vision for reconciliation is an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience equitable health and social outcomes. Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will contribute to achieving reconciliation. We will seek an understanding of and acknowledge histories and injustices, support the active expression of culture, build strong, trusting relationships, and apply culturally appropriate practices within our work.

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