• Permanent Full Time; 38 hours per week
• Health Education Officer (Graduate or Non-Graduate)
• $60,373 - $110,326 per annum + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
• Concord Centre for Mental Health
• Requisition ID: REQ526399

In Sydney Local Health District our vision is Excellence in health and healthcare for all. You will be working in an innovative district that celebrates and invests in the ideas of staff, values people and offers life-long careers. Join the team at one of the leading public health organisations in Australia!

Concord Centre for Mental Health is committed to improving mental health for people and our communities by providing quality mental health services in partnership with consumers, families and service providers. We will achieve this by providing quality healthcare, delivering safe and appropriate care, ensuring access to services, supporting our workforce, and working closely with the local community to manage the changing demand for services.  

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Carer Support Worker uses their lived experience of caring for a person with a lived experience of mental distress to support families, carers and kinship groups in improving their own health and well-being, increasing their mental health literacy, consolidating their caring role, undertaking systems advocacy and systemic improvements, and amplifying the Carer voice throughout the mental health service.

This role will support carers by:

• Supporting staff to increase their capacity for Carer inclusive practice.
• Supporting the mental health service to more strategically align itself to the needs of Carers.
• Increasing the organisations capacity to work in partnership with Carers, including service provision, co-production, consultation and the role of Carer Advisors.
• Ensuring the Carer voice is clearly articulated and heard at all levels of the health service.

The Carer Support Worker works with individuals and groups, and is focussed on supporting the education and engagement of families, carers and kinship groups.

For more information, please view the attached Position Description.

THE REQUIREMENTS

THE BENEFITS

• Allocated Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading.
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
• Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
• Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
• Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.
• Access to Concord Hospital staff gym at discounted rates (Concord positions only)

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefit.

WORKING FOR SLHD

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application. 

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn.

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

For enquiries, please contact Megan Still on 0417 043 648 or via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Carer and Family Peer Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.