We are seeking individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in the below listed locations, to join the Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Lived Experience Group. This group plays a crucial role in advising the Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Project, ensuring it reflects the views and interests of CALD mental health consumers and carers across Australia.
This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a significant national effort in improving mental health services and outcomes for CALD communities across Australia.
Current vacancies:
- One vacancy in South Australia (SA)
- One vacancy in Canberra (ACT)
Memberships are limited, and to be considered, please complete the online application form, and submit by Friday 08 March 2024 at 10:00am (AEST).
More information
For more information on the application and how to apply please follow this link to FECCA’s website.
Contact:
- For application-related queries: Hellen Kibowen, hellen@fecca.org.au, (02) 6282 5755
- For project-related queries: Mental Health Australia, (02) 6285 3100
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide advice and insights on multicultural mental health, representing the views and interests of CALD mental health consumers and carers.
- Assist in the project’s implementation and contribute to meaningful outcomes.
- Support the distribution of national approaches and connect with local multicultural communities.
Requirements:
- Personal experience living with mental health issues, either as a consumer or a carer.
- Ability to represent the views and interests of mental health consumers or carers beyond personal experience.
- Links to community are highly regarded.
Benefits:
- Sitting fees for participation in face-to-face and online meetings, and (where applicable) for participation in the Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Project Alliance meetings.
- Travel and accommodation expenses for face-to-face meetings are covered.
Background:
The Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Lived Experience Group will be a key source of advice to the Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Project, to ensure the project reflects the views and interests of CALD mental health consumers and carers.
The group will have up to 16 members – one CALD mental health consumer representative and one CALD mental health carer representative from each state and territory of Australia. The group should also reflect diverse communities, language, gender, ages, migration experience and rural and regional Australia.
The purpose of the group is to provide advice to the project, particularly by sharing the views and interests of CALD mental health consumers and carers. Members of the group will have links to their communities, allowing them to represent the issues of most importance to CALD mental health consumers and carers and to conduct conversations with consumers and carers in culturally and linguistically appropriate ways.
The Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Lived Experience Group will continue during the funded project period, with project activities ending on 30 June 2025. Members will initially be appointed for one year or until the end of the project period, with membership to be renewed annually until project activities end.
Detailed information on the group can be found in the Terms of Reference.
For more information on the project please refer to www.embracementalhealth.org.au.