Peer Worker Lived Experience Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Identified Female)

JOBS FOR MOB!

We're excited to welcome a Peer Worker – Lived Experience  -  Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Female) to our Persistent Pain Management Service.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

A Peer Worker with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background is preferable as this position will be providing support directly in the community to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with lived experience of persistent pain as well as other vulnerable groups.

A Peer Support Worker works under direction to facilitate the delivery of supports to consumers of the Sunshine Coast Persistent Pain Management Service (SC PPMS). A Peer Support Worker is employed to assist consumers, carers and families, service providers and Non-Government Organisations to develop a better understanding of the self-management treatment approach for persistent pain while utilising a lived experience of persistent pain to work towards achieving the best outcomes for consumers.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Work in collaboration with clinical team members to support all facets of care and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers in their journey with the SC PPMS.
• Strengthen the quality and continuation of culturally competent care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers collaboration with NGO's and assist with building their capacity to provide service to consumers with persistent pain.
• Provide individualised, one-to-one peer connection, practical assistance and education, drawing on your own lived/living experience of persistent pain, service-use and self-management and your professional experience as a Peer Worker (if any).
• Build safe, trusting relationships with consumers based on shared lived/living experience and the principles and values of peer support work.

Remuneration value up to $40 234 p.a, comprising salary rates $39.98 - $44.46 p.h., (part time, 30.4 hrs p.f.), employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO3). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

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https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/