October 25, 2024

SA Health

PART TIME

Peer Specialist | Noarlunga Psychosis Community

Job no: 883475
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Mental Health, Public Health, Support Services

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Psychosis Community MH – SALHN Mental Health Services (MHS)
Salary $67,589.00 - $72,033.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) OPS2/OPS3| 22.5 Hours per week – Ongoing/ Permanent

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals experiencing mental health challenges?
SA Health is seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Part-time Peer Specialist at the Noarlunga Psychosis Community Mental Health unit, located in the Adelaide Metro Southern region.
About the role:
Reporting to the Team Manager with tailored professional support from the Lived Experience Consultant – Consumer, this will play a pivotal role in supporting individuals on their journey towards recovery. Drawing from your own lived experience with mental health challenges, you will provide empathetic support, guidance and advocacy to clients. Your unique perspective and understanding will be invaluable in fostering hope, supporting resilience and empowering others in their recovery process. Duties for the role will include:

Use lived experience expertise purposefully and in line with Lived Experience (Peer) Frameworks and knowledge bases, to support consumer skills in self-management, wellness and safety planning, and to inform the team on lived experience perspectives and recovery oriented, person-centred theory and practice.
Assist with communication flow between consumers and the multi-disciplinary team *
Take a lead role in ensuring that the perspectives, experiences and considerations of consumers are taken into account in the provision of care for a person receiving services.

Develop and evaluate groups for patients, with the aim of promoting an understanding of recovery, psychological wellbeing and self-management strategies
About you:

Minimum Certificate 4 in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness to work towards.
High level skills in building connected and authentic trusting relationships with consumers and in modelling relatable recovery pathways.
Strong advocacy and partnership building skills to apply in a clinical mental health environment working within multidisciplinary teams.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Suze Hutchison, Lived Experience Consultant, (08) 7117 5025, Susan.Hutchison@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 10th of November 2024
Attachments:

Peer Specialist Noarlunga Psychosis Role Description
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 883475

Advertised: 25 Oct 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 10 Nov 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time