Carer Consultant- Lived Experience
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- Permanent, part-time position.
- Heidelberg location and off site
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the role:
This is an exciting time for a Carer Consultant to join us here at the Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service- ICYMHS bringing your carer lived experienced to support us in the redesign of our service following the Royal Commission into Mental Health recommendations
If you have lived experience as a family member or carer of someone with a mental illness and are keen to use the knowledge and experiences gained from your own lived experience to benefit other families, carers and supporters including participation in service design and system change then please consider the role.
We are keen to have you on board to join our growing lived experience workforce.
Our Benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sue Wells, sue.wells@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 5 December 2024
