About this role

Role details

The Peer Workforce team at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Peer Worker to join their team on a permanent basis.

Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be a person with a lived experience of mental issues, substance use and recovery. Experience accessing Mental Health or Alcohol and other Drugs services as a client (public, private or primary care)

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

Utilise a lived experience of mental health issues, substance use and recovery to assist clients to work towards achieving their best outcomes and to support those providing clinical care to develop a better understanding of recovery-oriented care and the additional benefits that peer support can provide.

Provide efficient, effective, ethical and confidential person centred, nonclinical peer support within the Mackay Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Division, across both community and inpatient settings.

Work under direction to facilitate the delivery of peer support for clients of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs service.

About the Team

Division of Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs

The Division of Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs is comprised of eight clinical teams across the MHHS. The Mental Health Service is responsible for the provision of comprehensive, specialised mental health assessment and treatment services across the age-spectrum for people with severe and complex mental health problems. Our services aim to be consumer focused and recovery oriented and are provided in a variety of settings including community, an acute inpatient unit, hospitals and emergency departments.

Visit: http://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/your-hospitals/mackay-base-hospital/mental-health/.

Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team

Staff members of the Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team, work within a multi-disciplinary team framework to deliver high quality services safely and with a robust culture of continuing improvement. Staff work collaboratively with each other and with consumers, their families/carers and external service providers. The team comprises of several positions working in key areas such as:

• Court Liaison & Forensic Liaison
• Headspace
• Regional Adversity
• MH Coordinators: Co-Occurring Conditions, Multicultural & EdLinQ
• Suicide Prevention & Aftercare
• Digital Workforce Change
• Service Reform & Service Integration
• Mental Health Information Management
• MH ACT Delegate
• Peer Workforce

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

• Utilise a lived experience of mental health issues, substance use and recovery to assist clients to work towards achieving their best outcomes and to support those providing clinical care to develop a better understanding of recovery-oriented care and the additional benefits that peer support can provide.
• Provide efficient, effective, ethical and confidential person centred, nonclinical peer support within the Mackay Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Division, across both community and inpatient settings.
• Work under direction to facilitate the delivery of peer support for clients of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs service.

• A lived experience of mental issues, substance use and recovery.
• Experience accessing Mental Health or Alcohol and other Drugs services as a client (public, private or primary care).