Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 30th Jul 2021
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This exciting position has been created at VMIAC to assist DHHS Mental Health Division to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Mental Health regarding the Consumer Lived Experience Workforce. Both the Interim and the Final Reports recommended expanding and strengthening the consumer lived experience workforce through recruitment, training, supporting consumers and peer workers.
The position will enable consumer perspectives to support and guide workforce initiatives associated with Commission recommendations and ensure that the consumer perspective is heard in the new workforce developments.
MHRV is funding one position at each of VIMIAC and TANDEM for a workforce liaison. The workforce liaison will increase the capacity and capability of VMIAC to engage with the reform agenda and programs of work related to workforce strategy, planning and structure.
The objective of funding two positions, one at each of the peak bodies, is to:
The VMIAC Consumer Workforce Liaison will support and partner with the Mental Health Division on a number of activities, including (but not limited to):
The work plan will include activities focused around supporting the work plans for implementation of:
THIS IS A LIVED EXPERIENCE CONSUMER POSITION.
Applicants must have lived experience of mental health issues or emotional distress and of being a consumer of mental health services, as well as an understanding of the consumer movement and its underlying principles. Applicants must consider themselves to be work read.
Applicants are encouraged to contact Bryony Wilson 0450 527 751 for further information.
A position description is attached.