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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peer Worker (Hospital in the Home) - Cairns
Cairns
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The Mental Health Hospital in the Home Services are seeking an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience Peer Worker to join them. In this role you have the exciting opportunity to be a part of an expanding dynamic service which embraces contemporary and comprehensive models of responding holistically to people’s needs supported by integrated and multi-agency approaches.Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Administration |
| Classification | AO3 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CAH688510 |
| Closing date | 10-Aug-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent Part Time |
| Contact person | Shaun Sellwood |
| Contact details | 07 4226 5702 Access the National Relay Service |
About us:
The Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health and AOD Services is responsible for delivering mental health and AOD services throughout the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and for supporting other mental health and AOD services in the surrounding Hospital and Health Services of Cape York, Torres Strait Northern Peninsula Area.
Its primary objective is to ensure access to a comprehensive range of treatment and support services, clinical treatment, rehabilitation, disability support, as well as early intervention, and mental health prevention and promotion.
Access Services consists of a large number of specialty mental health services which assist consumers to access the right clinical service at the right time. This includes connecting consumers with other aspects of the MHAOD service and/or the primary health care sector. Teams in Access services include (but are not limited to) Acute Care Team, Centralised Intake Service MH CALL, QAS and QPS Co-Responders, sub-acute residential services, Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, Primary Mental Health Care Liaison and Mental Health Hospital in the Home.
The Mental Health Hospital in The Home program (MH-HITH) will provide hospital substitution care, providing inpatient assessment and treatment services outside the hospital setting for people presenting/experiencing with acute episode of mental illness. The objective of the program is to provide consumers with individualised assessment and treatment alongside a supportive framework for the family/carers in their own home to manage an acute mental health issue that otherwise required inpatient care.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will…
- Drawing on your lived experience of recovery, support consumers to identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals, including planning to make positive changes to achieve these.
- Utilise your lived experience, skills and knowledge of recovery to actively participate in meeting the education and training needs of consumers and staff
- As the Lived Experience Peer Worker (Identified) position reports operationally to the Nurse Unit Manager of MH-HITH, and professionally to the Team Leader of Lived Experience, MHAODS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Coordinator.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
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Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.
Documents
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