Due to the increased need for eating disorder services, EDQ is expanding their team. We are excited to be recruiting for the position of:
Carer/Key Support Coach
Hours: 25 per week
Award: SCHADS
Classification: Level 4.4
Location: South Brisbane (State-wide service delivery, onsite and telehealth)
For applications to be considered, provide the following documents:
• Please submit a resume (maximum three pages)
• Cover letter, that clearly addresses Key Selection Criteria (maximum two pages)
Carer/Key Supports Program:
Includes services that provide:
• Coaching Support
• Information and Education
• Skills development
• Peer Mentor Training and Supervision
People of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences of an eating disorder are encouraged to apply for this role
The provision of these opportunities assists the carer in fulfilling their caring role while maintaining their health and well-being.
This position operates within a collaborative team environment that is responsive to the needs of carers and is committed to continuous improvement and best practice principles.
The Carer Coach must also work within the Vision and Mission of Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ) and contribute to organisational objectives.
Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ)
EDQ is a state-wide, community-based not-for-profit organisation. We support individuals living with an eating disorder, their carers, loved ones, and key support people.
Support options include therapeutic and psychosocial support for individuals, coaching, and community connection for carers. EDQ also provides early intervention opportunities with community education events focused on creating healthy relationships with food and our bodies. We are passionate about eradicating weight stigma and diet culture.
Our Values: Nurture, Empowerment, Integrity, Innovation, and Collaboration.
Working Principles
- Valuing Relationships, self-care, care, and connection through engagement and capacity building.
- Strong collaborative, shared decisions making environment.
- Respectful recovery-orientated, empowerment and strengths-based, solution-focused processes promote empowerment, self-determination, inclusion, and choice.
- Promoting individual and social and family systems change as well as prevention.
- Valuing each person, carers, loved ones, and the lived experience.
- Recognizing the interactive impact of individual factors, family factors (including genetics), socio-cultural factors, and gender on the development, maintenance, and prevention of eating disorders.
- We value the important role that medical and psychiatric services can have in recovery from an eating disorder. We offer our services as a partner and alternative to the medical model, depending on the client’s need.
- Work health and safety (WHS) responsibilities: All employees must take reasonable care for their health and safety and that of other personnel who may be affected by their conduct.
Key Responsibilities
- Work in line with EDQ’s policies and procedures
- Provide information about eating disorders and available internal and external support/treatment options
- Participate in community education activities offsite (includes stakeholder presentation and engagement)
- Work with carers in a Coaching setting to develop positive, suitable strategies and action plans and provide them with tools that will assist them as they support their loved one
- Have knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Strategies or Single Session Consultation/Single Session Family Consultation methods
- Provide Single Session Coaching/Single Session Family Consultation – assisting carers in identifying and targeting key concerns (Based on Bouverie Centre model)
- Maintain a client database, including contact notes, measurement tools and statistics.
- Deliver support groups and skill development workshops in consultation with service users.
- Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Carer Peer Mentor Program, including ongoing recruitment of Mentors/Mentees, program promotion, supervision of mentors, and facilitating mentoring group events.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and excellent engagement skills, especially in engaging carers and family members impacted by eating disorders
- A record of accomplishment of working collaboratively and the demonstrated capacity to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support innovative state-wide service delivery. Therefore, some travel may be required at times.
Key Selection Criteria
- Hold a professional qualification in a humanities/health-related discipline and experience in facilitation/coaching/support roles related to Mental Health.
- Work in line with EDQ’s policies and procedures
- Have knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Strategies or Single Session Consultation/Single Session Family Consultation methods
- Demonstrated experience in counselling or coaching with a comprehensive understanding of the impact of eating disorders
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and excellent engagement skills, especially in engaging people with eating disorders
- A track record of working collaboratively and the demonstrated capacity to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
- Evidence of a sophisticated understanding of the complexity of the eating disorder service system
Reporting Relationships
This position reports to the Snr Carer/Key Supports Coach
Supervise students and volunteers in line with university requirements and assigned projects.
Perks & Benefits
- Supportive and collaborative work culture and public health events and advocacy
- Ongoing training and supervision throughout the role
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Where isolation is required due to COVID-19 exposure, the option to work from home
- A workplace that values the voice of lived experience
- Safe culture for those with a lived experience of eating disorders (if applicable)
- Salary packaging offered
- Annual training budget
Funding:
All positions offered by EDQ are conditional on recurrent funding from the Qld Government. Therefore, EDQ offers fixed-term contracts in line with funding timelines.
The Carer/Key Supports Coach must possess or be eligible for the following:
- Queensland Working with Children Check
- Queensland Disability Worker Screening
- Full Australian residency status or citizenship
Please send your application to admin@edq.org.au.
Please apply promptly as interviews will be conducted as applications are received. This position vacancy will expire on 12/02/2023 if not filled prior.