About the Peer CARE Companion in Community Project
‘Peer CARE Companion in Community’ provides a ‘golden thread’ of trained and supported community members with lived experience of suicide known as Peer CARE Companions. The volunteer-based service strengthens the existing network of suicide prevention services including aftercare, postvention and safe spaces, and address service and support gaps in community by providing ‘light touch’ peer support and connection.
About the role
This newly created, full-time opportunity will be essential in driving the implementation and providing operational leadership of the Peer CARE Companion in Community services across Queensland.
The role is pivotal in developing key partnerships and processes to ensure adherence to the program model and the ongoing professional development of Peer CARE Companion volunteers. Providing a lived experience leadership approach, this role will be responsible for the recruitment of a skilled and values-aligned volunteer workforce.
While this is a remote, work from home opportunity, you must be located in Queensland. There is a requirement to work flexible times including some evenings and weekends (time in lieu arrangements negotiable) and there will be some intrastate travel required to carry out the duties of this role.
Some essentials:
- A lived experience of suicide and an understanding of the impact it has on families, workplaces, friends and communities.
- Demonstrated experience in Service Delivery team leadership.
- Experience in start-up and/or scaling of projects is highly desirable.
- Experience in overseeing the Coordination of a volunteer workforce, developing and implementing new processes and procedures.
- Proven track record in developing meaningful partnerships with wide range of stakeholders to support the project.
- Experience in managing competing priorities, complex tasks, coordinating activities and team members.