Skylight is recruiting a Lived Experience Coach at 0.6 FTE and classified as SCHADS Level 5. The Lived Experience Coach will work across Skylight metropolitan locations. Days and hours to be agreed.

This role supports the implementation and development of lived experience practice, supporting Skylight management to promote continuous improvement and strengthen/guide workforce practices.

About Skylight

Skylight Programs deliver a range of recovery-oriented community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader general South Australian community.

Skylight services are developed with input from participants to ensure responsive, effective services that build on strengths, increase resilience and improve mental health.

About You

The successful applicant will bring demonstrated experience in program development, networking, and working collaboratively with a team to implement innovative approaches. They will also possess a strong understanding of the principles and techniques required to ensure meaningful, power-sharing participation of people with lived experience in co-design, facilitation, policy, and advocacy, with a focus on intersectionality and accessibility.

Essential Requirements

• A personal lived experience of mental health concerns, or of caring for someone with mental health concerns, with the demonstrated ability to reflect on and apply this experience in a leadership, advisory, and advocacy capacity
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification, or at least 2 years relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability and experience in developing, embedding, and supporting lived experience practice within organisations.
• Demonstrated experience applying trauma-informed and recovery-oriented principles to support safe, meaningful, and empowering engagement with people with lived experience.
• Demonstrated teamwork skills including the ability to build and maintain good working relationships with team members.

For more details or enquiries, please contact Louise Ray – People, Culture & Compliance Manager by email [email protected] using the subject line: Lived Experience Practice Coach enquiry via EthicalJobs or mobile 0419 825 464.

A Job Description is available on our website www.skylight.org.au.

Skylight will fill the role as soon as possible, and will keep the recruitment open until filled.

How to apply

To be considered for the role, please submit your resume and a cover letter within a total 1 page limit via the Apply Now link below. 

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, sexualities, cultures and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.