Peer Support Worker (Health Education Officer Graduate/Non-Graduate) - Camperdown Core Team
Position Classification: Health Education Officer (Non-Graduate/Graduate)
Remuneration: $31.51 - $57.58 per hour + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
Location: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Requisition ID: REQ571126
Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
About the Role
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is one of the nation’s most respected hospitals, with a distinguished history of serving the health needs of local, statewide, national and international communities. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
The Peer Support Worker uses their lived experience of mental health in a purposeful way that provides hope for consumers, and practical strategies that support recovery and independence.
This is an integrated role within Community Mental Health with a focus on promoting healthy lifestyles. This role will support consumers across four main areas:
- Developing and promoting good physical and mental health.
- Access to housing, employment and education goals.
- Re-discovering or building a sense of purpose and personal identity.
- Forming active connections to the community of the consumers' choice.
Peer Support Workers are integrated within a multidisciplinary team made up of mental health clinicians including occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, psychologist and psychiatrist. Peer Support Workers work within the model of care for a Community Mental Health Core Team. Peer Support Workers work directly with individuals to promote recovery and physical health, as well as facilitating numerous groups, often with a physical health focus such as exercise groups. Peer Support Work is always person-led, and provides support contingent on peer choice.
Child protection – child protection is the core responsibility of all who work in the child and adolescent mental health
service. All staff are required to have detailed knowledge of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child
Protection and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. All clinicians are responsible for ensuring that identified issues are
documented, escalated and action occurs as appropriate.
Ideal Candidate
- Personal experience of mental distress/illness and demonstrated experience using recovery principles. A degree in a relevant field is required for payment at Graduate rate.
- Ability and foundational knowledge to facilitate physical health focused groups.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to plan, implement and evaluate group and individual peer led interventions
- Understanding of and commitment to recovery oriented services and consumer involvement in service design, implementation and evaluation.
Benefits and Perks!
- Accrued Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
- Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
- Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
- Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.
This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
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For enquiries, please contact Abby Andrews via email at abby.andrews@health.nsw.gov.au
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Applications Close: 4 May 2025
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