Job Type: CasualLocation: Hobart, LauncestonAward and Level: SCHADS Level 3About usMigrant Resource Centre Tasmania (MRC Tas) is a not-for-profit organisation that works alongside people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, so individuals and communities throughout lutruwita/Tasmania thrive. We provide effective, targeted and meaningful services in the South, North and North West of the State.
The Phoenix Centre provides trauma-informed mental health support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) individuals, including survivors of torture and trauma. As part of MRC Tas and a member of FASSTT, it delivers specialized services statewide to promote recovery and wellbeing.
About the role The Peer Mentor role utilizes lived experience of migration, settlement, and psycho-social challenges, combined with cultural knowledge, to provide tailored support to clients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This includes assisting clients in understanding their healthcare rights, building self-advocacy skills, and navigating psycho-social stressors impacting wellbeing and social inclusion. The role involves contributing to the design and delivery of community-based programs, as well as offering individual support to program participants to enhance their engagement and outcomes across various MRC Tas programs.
The successful candidate will: Qualification or experience in cross-cultural services.Strong networks and relationship skills.Cultural bridging and feedback skills.Lived experience to aid program design.Facilitation or willingness to learn advocacy.Skills in planning community programs.For more information, please refer to the Peer Mentor Position Description. For a confidential conversation about the role, contact Alison Dugan during business hours at (03) 6221 0999.
What do we offer? Professional development and learning opportunitiesSalary PackagingAccess to Employee Assistance ProgramHow to Apply Employment is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, Working with Vulnerable People registration and Work rights in Australia.
Applications close: 9AM | 23 December 2024 MRC Tas values diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from under-represented groups, including people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, LGBTIQA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged and supported. Child Safety Statement Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania is committed to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. This is reflected in our robust policies and procedures. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or who are impacted by our work. All staff, volunteers, contractors and clients are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which is consistent with the Tasmanian Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework.
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