Dual Diagnosis Peer Support Worker

• Join us a Peer Worker Level 2 – Part Time Ongoing 12 hours per week situated in Pascoe Vale
  
• Contribute to a unique initiative - Substance Use and Mental Illness Treatment Team (SUMITT)
• Make a difference and enhance your skills in dual diagnosis interventions 

SUMITT, (Substance Use and Mental Illness Treatment Team), is a specialist program of NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH), providing high quality services to individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. We provide evidence based accessible and integrated treatment and care to these individuals and their carers. We are a caring, supportive, driven multi-disciplinary team who will welcome you and value your contributions as a Senior Dual Diagnosis Clinician.

About your new role:

• Engage with consumers
• Provide advice and support about dual diagnosis to consumers
• Build the capacity of key stakeholder staff on dual diagnosis related matters
• Develop and deliver training to staff of the services
• Maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

About You:

• Be appropriately qualified and experienced
• Demonstrated ability to support the development of clinical staff
• Well-developed skills in writing and an ability to prepare relevant documentation

Benefit of working with NorthWestern Mental Health:

• We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
• Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice
• Reward & Recognition Programs
• Opportunities for professional development, training and research

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.