Peer Support Worker - Eating Disorder Service

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start! Fremantle Hospital  is a 300-bed specialist hospital focused on providing high-quality aged care, mental health, secondary rehabilitation, planned surgeries and medical services. Currently we are seeking a pool of self-motivated, passionate individuals for the position of Peer Support Workers - Eating Disorder Services at Fremantle Hospital. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Peer Support Worker provides social, emotional, and practical support to consumers on an individual and group basis. The Peer Support Worker assists with identifying their needs for wellness, options for recovery and support to navigate their way through the mental health services towards discharge. Works from a trauma informed perspective to promote hope for recovery, choice and self-determination, and the importance of living well using shared experiential knowledge, skills, and strategies for living with mental health issues and recovery, and also provides insight and education to the multi-disciplinary team on living with a mental health issue. Experience in providing peer support to people with an eating disorder is desirable. Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment!  SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce. Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Hanna Zurub, Lived Experience Peer Coordinator on Hanna.Zurub@health.wa.gov.au, or 9431 3886. If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below: Your application should include: A copy of your current CV A statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3 pages The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation. If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours. Employee Benefits Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):      Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance       Flexible working arrangements       Flexible leave arrangements       Other professional and location-based allowances For further information click here.  Eligibility Are you eligible?  To be eligible for a permanent appointment to the Western Australian public sector is essential that you are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract. WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au This is a recruitment pool for permanent full time, permanent part time appointment. Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 03/01/2025. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.    LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.