Working at vmiac
As an employee of VMIAC you will be welcomed into a supportive and passionate workplace.
At VMIAC your lived experience as a mental health consumer/survivor is not just valued, it is an essential requirement. Working at VMIAC is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference and be part of a team with a genuinely shared vision.
Current Openings
Advocate Officer
- 12 Months Full Time Fixed Term Contract
- This is a lived experience consumer positions
To provide face to face and telephone support, information and advocacy for VMIAC consumers who have a lived experience with mental illness, enabling them to make their own choices and have their rights and interests respected, giving consumers a voice. Creation and execution of advocacy plans, supporting people to have their choices honoured and their rights upheld.
Closes: 5:00 PM AEDT, 2nd Feb 2021
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THIS IS A LIVED EXPERIENCE, CONSUMER POSITION:
Applicants must have lived experience of mental health problems or emotional distress and of being a consumer of mental health services.
NDIS Appeals Advocate
VMIAC provides advocacy support to people with a psychosocial disability in relation to their access and use of the NDIS. Our NDIS Appeals program, funded by the Department of Social Services, supports people who wish to have a decision made by the NDIA reviewed at Internal Review level or at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
As a VMIAC NDIS Appeals Advocate you will be part of a small team providing high quality advocacy and NDIS Appeals related services to and on behalf of people with disabilities living in Victoria
Please note that this is a Fixed term Part time 0.4 EFT position up until June 30 2021.
Closes: 5:00 PM AEDT, 2nd Feb 2021
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THIS IS A LIVED EXPERIENCE CONSUMER POSITION.
Pay and conditions
Most VMIAC staff are paid under the SCHCADs award and positions include the following benefits:
- Salary packaging
- Four weeks annual leave with a 17.5% leave loading
- Regular supervision
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for independent counselling
- Training and development
- A diverse and inclusive workplace
All offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and provision of a valid Working with Children Check prior to commencement.