MFC Community Legal Centre now open at 304 Oxide Steet Broken HillFor all enquiriesCall:(08) 8088 2020 orEmail:******Mallee Family Care is providing Flood Relief Support Services.For all relief enquiries for Southern Mallee.Call:(03) 5032 4479 OrEmail:******Careers and Current Job VacanciesPeer Mental Health PractitionerLocations:MilduraTenure:Part Time or Full Time - Fixed Term ContractSalary:$67,339 - $78,414Applications Close:5.00pm Wednesday 23 October 2024Position Description:Peer Mental Health PractitionerThis is a fixed term contracted ending on 30 June 2025Position ObjectivesThe Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response (EIPSR) is a State Government funded support program, administered through Mildura Base Public Hospital.The EIPSR is a psychosocial support model targeted to adult clients of the clinical mental health service system living with a severe mental illness and associated psychiatric disability who are:Not eligible for the NDIS because they do not have a significant, permanent functional impairment(s) associated with their mental health condition; orAre eligible for the NDIS and are waiting for an access decision and their NDIS plan to begin.The service model provides short to medium term, specialist psychosocial support to help eligible clients to:Build their capacity to better manage their mental illness;Develop practical life skills for independent living and social connectedness;Achieve health, functional lives; andIf eligible transition to the NDIS.The Peer Mental Health Practitioner will assist our Community Mental Health Practitioners (CMHP) to support clients, in line with recovery-oriented practice to:Development and implementation of an individual's Recovery Support Plan and their self-directed goals.Share knowledge of lived experience of mental health challenges (where appropriate) which fosters hope, empowerment and mutuality to promote recovery.Provide consultation and education to Mallee Family Care staff regarding peer work and engage in/lead co-design opportunities within the Agency.Qualifications and Experience:Lived experience is essential to the role and have an interest to further professional development or study.Current enrolment or looking to enrol in Certificate IV in Mental Health or Diploma of Community Services. Diploma level qualification in relevant field may also be considered.A current driver's licence, a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the position description.For more information regarding this position contact Maree Fullgrabe - Human Resources Manager on 5023 5966.We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people. They have never ceded sovereignty, and remain strong in their enduring connection to land, water and culture.We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.Mallee Family Care is a Child Safe Organisation.#J-18808-Ljbffr