Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Peer Support Worker
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This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata'd to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 6th February 2026)
Position Classification: Health Education Officer
Remuneration: $36.04 - $57.59 per hour + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Broken Hill
* Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience
* Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development
* Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke
About The Opportunity
* The CAMHS Peer Support Worker has lived experience of mental health services and personal recovery, and shares knowledge, skills and strategies for living with a mental health challenge to foster hope for recovery for consumers.
* This position will be a key contact for children and young people whom are experiencing mental health difficulties. The CAMHS Peer Support Worker will be utilised where possible in all stages of care to promote consumer empowerment and support.
* The CAMHS Peer Support Worker will also be utilised in regular consultation and care planning procedures with psychiatry and mental health practitioners across all stages of care.
* The successful applicant will aim to decrease the amount of presentations to emergency department resulting in an admission through adequate follow up within community and targeted/informed interventions and supports guided by individuals whom have been CAMHS consumers in the past.
* The position holder works alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure best outcomes for consumers
* The successful applicant would aim to increase levels of consumer connectivity during all types of encounters with mental health services.
* The CAMHS peer worker will provide assertive support and post discharge follow up to consumers who are transitioning between acute mental health care and the community.
What Is On Offer
* 5 weeks annual leave
* Salary packaging (pay less tax), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment
* Novated Leasing
* Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
* Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing
* Isolation and Climate Allowance
* Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career
* A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
About The Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community
About Broken Hill
A true "Oasis in the Outback", Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia's first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries
How To Apply
* Lived experience of mental health and use of the child and adolescent mental health service, with the ability to utilise lived experience to support others with their own mental health recovery journey whilst drawing on effective strategies to maintain wellness
* Ability to positively and appropriately use lived experience in the workplace
* Communication skills, both written and verbal
* Interpersonal skills to develop collaborative relationships
* Demonstrated understanding of key principles that underpin recovery
* Have a current NSW License (or willingness to obtain) and willingness to travel
* Openness to mentoring, supervision and professional growth
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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