Consumer Peer Worker

About the role

The Consumer Peer Worker supports older consumers of the Riverglen Older People's Mental Health Acute Inpatient unit. They provide critical non-clinical support through sharing of their lived experience of mental illness to support the recovery of older mental health consumers.

Responsibilities

• Develop empathic relationships and support personal recovery of consumers accessing OPMHS of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD).
• Engage older consumers and their carers in individual and group peer support processes and activities that are person centred and recovery focused.
• Participate in service planning and delivery meetings, clinical review, and attend and contribute to clinical handover.
• Support the older consumer through their journey in mental health services by providing peer support, individual consultations, education, and group interventions.
• Facilitate social inclusion, rehabilitation, and recovery for consumers.
• Work with consumers and the treating team to prevent hospital admissions.
• Offer post-discharge support from Mental Health Inpatient Units.

Requirements

• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness and commitment to obtain.
• Past or current personal experience of using Mental Health and/or Drug & Alcohol related services.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and actively contribute to clinical care planning processes in a team setting.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with a range of key stakeholders including, consumers, carers, GPs, non-government organisations, and inpatient and community mental health teams.

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Health Education Officer Non-Graduate: $32.77 - $47.40
Health Education Officer Graduate: $37.48 - $54.58

Schedule

8 hours per week