Lived Experience Workforce Lead (528657)
Department of HealthCommunity, Mental Health & WellbeingCMHW - MH & Statewide ServicesApplications must be submitted by Sunday 20 October, 2024 11:55 PM AEST.Award/Classification:
Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Award, General Stream, Band 4Employment type:
Full TimeRegion:
NorthLocation:
LGH Charles Street, LauncestonThe Department of Health is seeking applications for a permanent full-time Lived Experience Workforce Lead to join the Northside team, part of the Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing branch, based at Launceston General Hospital in Northern Tasmania.The role:
The Lived Experience Workforce Lead will guide the development and embedding of the Lived Experience Workforce (LEW) in alignment with state and national policy frameworks and relevant LEW operational plans within Tasmania's public mental health services at a regional level, to ensure a socially and psychologically safe environment for LEW employees.The LEW Lead will ensure the provision of a supported, skilled, and effective Lived Experience Workforce through the delivery of discipline-specific practice supervision, coaching, and mentoring to the respective region's consumer and family/carer peer workers and the embedding of appropriate support and training strategies.The LEW Lead will uphold and promote the Lived Experience principles and values, the principles of co-design and co-production to encourage a recovery-focused, person-centred, and strengths-based approach to all aspects of work whilst ensuring inclusive, equitable, and sustainable consumer and family/carer participation and engagement.Details of Appointment:Permanent full-time day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible.
Notwithstanding, hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant.Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or fixed-term full-time, part-time, and casual vacancies.Salary:
$79,529 - $91,517 per annum.
Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.Desirable Criteria:Personal experience of mental health challenges, service use, periods of healing/personal recovery, and/or experience of supporting someone (family or friend) through mental health challenges, service use, and periods of healing/personal recovery.Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, or willingness to work towards the same.Current Driver's Licence.The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer.
The following checks are to be conducted:Conviction checks in the following areas:Crimes of violenceSex-related offencesSerious drug offencesCrimes involving dishonestySerious traffic offencesDisciplinary action in previous employment check.How to Apply
Apply Online.
Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.
This ensures important questions about you are answered.You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills, and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.Please note:We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values, and perspectives.The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.
We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients, and the Tasmanian community.
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