The Royal Children's Hospital

Mental Health Carer Advocate

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  $42.82 - $52.27/hr  •  Perth, AU (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

  • Remuneration: $42.82- $52.27 per hour (depending on experience)
  • Location Perth Office – with travel required throughout Perth metro
  • Employment Type: Permanent Part-time (0.6 FTE) – Tuesday to Thursday

HelpingMinds

HelpingMinds is a highly regarded carer support and mental health services organisation that’s been making a difference for 50 years. Each year, our compassionate team supports more than 10,000 people across WA to feel heard, supported, and empowered. We are a value-driven organisation that encompasses the values of Hope, Collaboration, Trust, Integrity, and Respect to provide quality service. We welcome your individuality, your ideas, your passion, and your drive. Our people focused culture and flexible approach will help you to succeed both professionally and personally.

The Position

Join a supportive team, bringing your experience to provide essential advocacy supports on behalf of mental health carers across Western Australia.

Responsibilities of the role include (not limited to):

  • Support and inform mental health carers, family and kin by ensuring they understand their rights, responsibilities, and available resources under legislation, policies, and procedures.
  • Collaborate with mental health carers, family members and kin to problem-solve, provide guidance, and connect them with appropriate services, while maintaining accurate records and reports of engagement outcomes.
  • Advocate for mental health carers, family members and kin within the mental health system, representing their needs and negotiating with other stakeholders and organisations to ensure their voices are heard.
  • Facilitate education, training and support through workshops and programs that build carer advocacy skills, and strengthen awareness for stakeholders on carer rights and systemic supports.

For more information including the job description, please visit the HelpingMinds website - https://helpingminds.org.au/mental-health-carer-advocate/

About You

You will have previous experience working in the not-for-profit sector and providing advocacy services.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g. social work, psychology, counselling, nursing);
  • Current Driver’s license
  • Proof of Australian Working Rights

Candidates will also either have or be willing to obtain the following:

  • National Police Clearance (within 6 months)
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Working with Children Card

Why You’ll Love Working Here

In addition to joining a professional and dynamic team, you will work in a supportive and positive environment with staff that live by HelpingMinds’ values and have a strong focus on community needs. We understand the importance of health and wellbeing and offer an employee wellness program.

Additional benefits include:

  • Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550 to increase your take-home pay
  • 5 weeks annual leave p.a., increasing to 6 weeks after 3 years of service
  • 2 extra wellness days p.a., increasing to 3 days after 3 years of service
  • A robust Workplace Wellbeing Program
  • Generous superannuation – 13%, increasing to 14% after 1 year of service
  • Professional development and support around additional training
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program free confidential counselling
  • A supportive, flexible work environment with multiple locations and opportunities within

Apply Now

To apply for this position and take the next steps towards a rewarding career with HelpingMinds, please submit a resume and cover letter. For more information, contact the Recruitment team on 08 9427 7100 or email recruitment@helpingminds.org.au

HelpingMinds Limited is an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQIA , people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with lived experience of mental health issues and of supporting family members with mental health issues

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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