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Join to apply for the Suicide Prevention Peer Workers (Health Education Officer Graduate/Non Graduate) - Towards Zero Suicides – Perm/Temp PT role at NSW Health
Employment Type: Permanent or Temporary Part Time, Minimum 24 hours per week and Maximum 28 hours per week
Location: Liverpool / Campbelltown Mental Health Service
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Graduate, Health Education Officer Non Graduate
Remuneration: Dependant on Classification
Health Education Officer Graduate: $36.04- $57.58 per hour
Health Education Officer Non Graduate: $31.51- $45.57 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ572431
Application Close Date: 18/05/2025
Interview Date Range: 21/05/2025 – 28/05/2025
Contact Details: Nicholas Piperides – 0457 046 754 |
About The Opportunity
We are excited to be recruiting a team of Towards Zero Suicides (TZS) Suicide Prevention Peer Support Workers (PSW) to deliver a completely NEW way of providing care in our community.
Does This sound like you?
* Ability to utilise personal lived experience of mental health recovery to provide peer support.
* Gets excited about a role that uses your experience to give others hope to also recover from their suicidal crisis.
* Happy to work penalty rate Saturday, Sunday and evening shifts (typically 11:30am – 8pm, Fri - Mon).
The Community Mental Health Service is seeking a passionate Peer Support Worker who is naturally compassionate and empathetic. This role will see you working in a Trauma-Informed, Recovery Oriented, Strengths-Based way while getting involved in research and evaluation opportunities to inform how this service develops over the coming decades.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Peer Support Worker you will provide peer supported transfer of care in the recovery of consumers who are transitioning from an acute inpatient unit to the community setting. This role is responsible for providing support that facilitates a consumer recovery journey, assists individuals in navigating the mental health system, accessing external supports and provides opportunity for peer learning.
Provide recovery orientated, evidence based peer support interventions to mental health consumers within a multidisciplinary team framework. This position also supports clinical staff in the provision of recovery orientated and consumer driven clinical practice by providing consultation in relation to the experience of living with a mental health disorder. The Peer Worker is also responsible for undertaking designated administrative tasks necessary to support service delivery.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services provide comprehensive, community-based mental health care across South Western Sydney.
These services cater to different age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and older persons, ensuring specialised care throughout various life stages. The multidisciplinary teams offer a range of supports, including mental health assessments, crisis intervention, care coordination, and therapy. They work closely with inpatient services, GPs, and other community organisations to provide holistic care.
The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
* Recognised Degree or other qualification deemed appropriate by the employer. Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness to complete.
* Lived experienced of a mental health problem or disorder and willingness to share as part of your work.
* Demonstrated knowledge of consumer led recovery and recovery principles.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and ability to build effective working relationships with a diverse range of people.
* Evidence of knowledge and commitment to the application of quality improvement frameworks and evidence based practice.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in a range of programs.
* Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional education.
* Experience in planning, delivering and evaluating group and individual interventions.
* Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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 L G B T Q I + community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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