Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council's logo

Advocate

Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council
  • THIS IS A LIVED EXPERIENCE, CONSUMER POSITION

Applicants must have lived experience of mental health issues or emotional distress and of being a consumer of mental health services. Applicants will receive supervision and support but must be work ready and able to fulfil all requirements of the role.

VMIAC is looking for one (1) Advocate with passion, energy and enthusiasm for working in our Advocacy Team.

  • Position is 0.8 FTE contract 3 years to 30/6/2025
  • Pay scale SCHCADS Award Level 4 pay point 1

VMIAC is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people with lived experience of mental health issues or emotional distress. We work from a rights based perspective.

Our vision is a world where all mental health consumers stand proud, live a life with choices honoured, rights upheld, and these principles are embedded in all aspects of society.

We undertake individual, group and systemic advocacy and our work includes research and evaluation, education and training, information provision and resource development, as well as limited specialist support programs. We have a strong and continuous focus on engagement with members, and on informing and supporting them in becoming empowered and having their voices heard.

VMIAC is owned, governed, managed and staffed by people with a lived experience. We aim to be an organisation in which the diversity of people with a lived experience can meaningfully and powerfully contribute and the employer of choice for the mental health lived experience workforce. We know that by working well together we become a true force for systems change and reshaping consumer experience.

www.vmiac.org.au

Specific responsibilities as listed in the job description under the following areas.

  • Self-Advocacy
  • Individual Advocacy
  • Systemic Advocacy
  • Administration
  • Teamwork and communication
  • Quality and Safety Support
  • Teamwork

Essential licence, qualification, or registration requirements

  1. A lived experience of mental health issues is essential for this role.
  2. Knowledge or experience of the issues facing consumers of mental health services.
  3. A current Victorian Driver's License and is prepared to travel for work purposes in metropolitan and rural, regional areas of Victoria
  4. Current Police Check and Working with Children Check

Essential skills, competencies and behaviours

  • Knowledge or experience of mental health issues is essential for this role.
  • Tertiary education in community services, community development or other relevant areas or an equivalent combination of experience, education or training.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering advocacy services within community development programs, in Mental Health.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to consumer participation at an individual, group and organisation level.
  • Experience communicating, collaborating with and representing a diverse range of people in both and individual and a group setting.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and apply legislation and policies, including the ability to identify issues, problem solve and negotiate.
  • Strong organisational skills with an ability to effectively plan work to meet objectives and also manage the needs of consumers.
  • Demonstrated written communications skills with experience writing letters, reports, case notes and submissions.
  • Sound verbal communications skills and professional presentation.
  • Intermediate skill in Microsoft Office and experience working with a client database is essential.

Non-essential requirements

  • Relevant certificate or degree qualifications, e.g., in management, health, education or community development

Equipment

  • Use of company vehicle for business purposes

Special Conditions

  • Regional and Rural travel outside core business hours is inherent in VMIAC roles and is required state-wide to meet with service providers, agencies and communities.

Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.

For further information regarding this position, please contact VMIAC on (03) 9380 3900.

For more information please refer to our website www.vmiac.org.au.

A position description is attached.

Interviews will be held in the week following closing date.

How to apply

This job ad has now expired, and applications are no longer being accepted.
Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council's logo

Email me more jobs like this.

Daily