HOPE Family Carer Lived Experience Worker
Latrobe Regional Health is looking for a HOPE Family-Carer Lived Experience Worker to join our growing team on an ongoing part-time basis, covering Central and East Gippsland, based in Sale.
Salary range: A$50,******/yr – A$100,******/yr.
Core responsibilities:
Share lived experiences purposefully to create genuine, supportive relationships grounded in empathy, hope and understanding.
Provide emotional support by validating experiences and helping families and carers 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 LRH procedures.
Engage in supervision, reflective practice and professional development.
About you:
You bring empathy, maturity and a deep understanding of the challenges families face when supporting someone experiencing suicidal distress.
You will have:
Lived experience supporting someone through suicidal distress, mental health challenges, service engagement and recovery.
The ability to use your lived experience safely, purposefully and professionally.
Strong communication skills and the ability to form inclusive, respectful relationships.
An understanding of lived experience values, human rights and recovery-oriented frameworks.
Intermediate Microsoft Office skills and the ability to learn internal systems.
Effective time management and the ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
Qualifications and requirements:
Current, unrestricted Driver's Licence.
Police Check.
Working with Children Check.
Intentional Peer Support training (or willingness to complete).
Certificate IV in Peer Work or Mental Health (or willingness to undertake).
IPS training or a completed Certificate IV in Peer Work.
Experience in a designated peer role.
Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits:
Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing.
Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.
Interested in this exciting opportunity but want more information? We encourage you to contact Sarah Davis-Gilmore, Family-Carer Lead & Consultant via email: a confidential discussion.
Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.
Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website and take the next step in your career journey.
Before commencement, the successful applicant will provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.
Diversity and inclusion
We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email:
How to apply
Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Part-time
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