Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (from 21 April 2025 until 29 June 2025)Position Classification: Health Education Officer - Non GradRemuneration: $62,486.00 - $90,360.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)Hours per Week: up to 19Requisition ID: REQ565007Applications Close: 20 April 2025Vaccination Category: AIdentified Aboriginal positionAbout Your RoleThe Aboriginal identified Consumer Peer Worker will work within the MyStep to Mental Wellbeing Program to provide appropriate and effective support to consumers accessing or considering connecting with the MyStep to Mental Wellbeing Program.
Advocacy and consultation to local Aboriginal people residing in the Western and Border Murrumbidgee region will be an essential part of this role.As a Consumer Peer Worker, your own life experience of mental health issues and personal recovery will provide a distinct advantage as you support consumers with mental health issues.You will aim to nurture hope and personal power to inspire the consumers that you support to identify their own strengths and set goals which help them move forward with their lives.The Consumer Peer Worker will work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team to implement effective and planned peer led recovery activities as agreed and appropriate within the service.Before applying for a Consumer Peer Work position, applicants need to understand that being a Peer Worker means you will be drawing on your lived experience of mental health issues in the everyday duties of your work.Essential Qualities For This Position IncludeOwn lived experience of mental health issues,Practical knowledge and understanding of issues experienced by people with mental ill health,Understanding of the recovery process and ability to model a lived experience of recovery,Capacity to share one's own story appropriately in a variety of contexts,Ability to establish relationships and build rapport while maintaining appropriate boundaries, andAbility to manage your own wellness, including the identification of strategies for staying well whilst working with emotionally challenging and complex situations.
This may include participation in group and individual supervision or mentoring.This is an identified position in accordance with Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.Learn More About The Role And Requirements Here.Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.Contact Judith McGill, Team Manager - MyStep to Mental Wellbeing on 0436 951 399 or ****** now for a confidential chat.MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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