Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 15th Aug 2024
- Melbourne > Abbotsford
17 hours left to apply
Eating disorders are complex and debilitating mental illnesses that affect up to 1 in 20 people. Like any mental illness, they are not the fault of the individual and can affect anyone no matter their age, gender or background. While serious, eating disorders are treatable. With the right support, full recovery is possible for everyone.
Eating Disorders Victoria is the trusted guide for Victorians affected by eating disorders. We help people get the support they need to inspire hope and ensure the earliest possible recovery.
We are a committed, engaged and progressive community health service who value innovation. We are known for developing and delivering eating disorder services that can’t be found anywhere else in Australia, or even the world. We are a strong voice for people affected by eating disorders and actively advocate for our eating disorder affected community at state and national level.
We pride ourselves on being a vibrant place to work, where creativity, collaboration and lived experience are highly valued and supported.
All of our work is guided by our values of Lived Experience, Courage, Optimism and Authenticity.
We are moving through an exciting time of reform in Victoria’s Mental Health System, and have every intention of ensuring eating disorders are fully supported in this new system. We want eating disorders to be considered core business when it comes to mental health, so that more Victorians are identified, diagnosed and put on the path to recovery, sooner.
We are focused on delivering high quality, data-driven community services that demonstrate the impact of our work, while underscoring the growing community demand for specialised eating disorder services. Underpinning this is an evolving culture of strong clinical governance, which supports the wellbeing of staff, volunteers and our service users.
We consider the lived experience workforce to be pivotal to the future of eating disorder treatment and are positioned to be leaders in this emerging field.
The Lived Experience Peer Cadet Program at Eating Disorders Victoria is an employment opportunity for people with lived experience of eating disorders. Cadets will undertake the Cert IV in Mental Health Peer Work while completing a paid cadetship. Eating Disorders Victoria is able to offer Cadetships to either consumers who have recovered from an eating disorder or those who have cared for a person with an eating disorder.
EDV has a commitment to supporting the Lived Experience Workforce through the EDV Lived Experience Framework. Candidates who have lived experience of an eating disorder or who have lived experience of caring for a person with an eating disorder must align with the definitions as detailed in the attached Position Description.
Essential:
All EDV staff are required to adhere to the EDV Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, Core Values and guiding principles and relevant organisational policies, practices and guidelines.
To apply, please click 'Apply Now' and include a resume and a cover letter including a specific response to each of the Key Selection Criteria (found on the position description) as well as the Application Questions attached. Please combine these as a single document. Direct applications to EDV via email will not be monitored.
If you don’t meet all of the key selection criteria, but are still keen to work with us, we want to hear from you! Please just tell us what you will bring to the role within your application.
For more information about the role and working at EDV contact Ruth Green, Manager of Ambassadors and Peer Cadet program at [email protected] using the subject line: Peer Cadet enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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17 hours left to apply