About us

VMIAC is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people with lived experience of mental health or emotional issues. VMIAC provides individual, group and systemic information and advocacy along with specialist peer support, research and evaluation, education and training.

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.

The principle objective of this role is to work as part of a small team to support and promote the rights of mental health consumers through the ongoing development of VMIAC’s policy and systemic advocacy work, the development of submissions and position papers and responses to the Royal Commission into Mental Health.

POLICY

• Assist in the research, writing and development of policy position papers, policy submissions and other documentation required to support and promote the rights of consumers
• Consultation with consumers, including research and review of consumer literature to gain clarity and understanding of consumer perspectives about issues and barriers faced within the mental health system
• Representation and reporting of VMIAC and consumer perspectives in meetings with government and mental health system stakeholders

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

• Assist in the development of resources tailored to the needs of consumers to provide essential information about human rights

PROJECTS

• Assist in developing VMIAC responses to the requirements of the Royal Commission into mental health
• Lead small to medium policy research and development projects, which respond to and promote the interests of consumers

TEAMWORK

• Work under the direction of VMIAC’s Code of Conduct working to create a safe, supportive and happy workplace
• Attend and contribute to monthly staff meetings, team meetings and other forums as appropriate providing information and feedback
• Embrace and adopt VMIAC’s Code of Conduct to working to create a safe, supportive and happy workplace
• Respect boundaries and providing peer support to colleagues where it is safe to do so
• Actively contribute to Workplace Health and Safety by taking reasonable care for personal health and safety and that of others in the workplace; raising suggestions and concerns as they arise to ensure a safe work environment for employees, consumers and visitors
• Complete tasks as assigned and requested by management

This is a lived experience, consumer position.

VMIAC embraces diversity within its workforce and as such encourages applications from appropriately qualified and skilled people from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island heritage.

A position description is attached.