HOPE Family Carer Lived Experience Worker
We are seeking an experienced and empathetic individual to join our team as a HOPE Family Carer Lived Experience Worker. This is an ongoing part-time position, covering Central and East Gippsland, based in Sale.
The successful applicant will possess lived experiences and be able to create genuine, supportive relationships grounded in empathy, hope, and understanding.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide emotional support to families and carers by validating their experiences and helping them feel heard, understood, and less alone.
* Role model resilience and empowerment, demonstrating that recovery and relational healing are possible.
* Advocate for the rights, concerns, and needs of families and carers, while empowering them to self-advocate.
* Share practical information about community services, self-help strategies, and navigating mental health and suicide-prevention supports.
* Support group activities, including facilitating or co-facilitating peer groups where offered.
* Assist with system navigation, helping families and carers access supports for their own wellbeing.
* Promote carer and family perspectives to support system change and family-inclusive practice.
* Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with clinical and lived experience colleagues.
* Attend and contribute to family meetings and care planning sessions.
* Apply human rights and recovery-oriented principles across all work.
* Build relationships with lived experience networks and community supports.
* Complete administrative tasks including documentation, calls, reports, and emails in line with organisational procedures.
* Engage in supervision, reflective practice, and professional development.