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Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

SANE’s Lived Experience Advisory Committee (LEAC) is looking for 2x Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander members, with either personal or carer lived experience of complex mental health concerns.

Purpose of LEAC:

The LEAC ensures, that people with lived experience provide input and advice to Board and Executive. This assists SANE in its goals in relation to lived experience.

Duties of LEAC Members:

  • Each member of LEAC are responsible for:
  • Being prepared, attending and actively engaging in meetings.
  • Attending at least 80% of meetings via Microsoft Teams
  • LEAC Members are volunteers. They will be required to sign a Volunteer Agreement and a Non Disclosure Agreement. And, they will also be required to obtain a valid Police Check and Working with Children Check (or equivalent in your state/territory)
  • LEAC Members also receive access to SANE's Employee Assistance Program, and learning & development sessions. They will also have access to SANE's information systems for the purposes of contributing to each session.
  • We understand that for some Forum members this may be an important consideration in influencing their decision to join LEAC. SANE is committed to maintaining your anonymity within the Forums. But this process will identify you to SANE and other LEAC members.
  • Conducting themselves in a manner that is respectful to other members. which promotes confidence in the integrity of the work being undertaken.
  • Contributing their own lived experiences to discussions and decisions.
  • Using their experience, skills and knowledge to best represent their own diversity of lived experiences.
  • Delivering allocated agenda items and actions in the timeframes determined.
  • Openly expressing their views during meetings.
  • Championing the work and achievements of SANE in the general community

If you are interested please complete the below Expression of Interest Form https://forms.office.com/r/RyyZTuzq0Rby 15th July 2024

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Probably @Oaktree I am not sure yet still thinking about it if I am ready and all of the other things I have going on in my life right now mental health and otherwise
Maybe
You?

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

@ArraDreaming

Well hubby is not a fan and I didn’t tell him yet but I put in an expression of interest yesterday.

I wonder how they choose who they appoint?

I reckon you will be a shoe in with the amount of participation you have had in their new hub

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

@ArraDreaming

Please don’t take this the wrong way, but do you think we could put our past behind us in order to work together on this committee? I don’t want it to be awkward

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Absolutely, grown adults with the same vision here… to better the representation of our community and have our voices heard @Oaktree for sure

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

I’m just not sure yet @Oaktree I just don’t know if I’m ready yet

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Why isn’t he a fan @Oaktree

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Well @ArraDreaming

Hubby thinks it may give me a headache

Be stressful

Be more trouble than it’s worth.

However

I am really interested

It may be a doorway to future opportunities

It would be great for my self esteem

Make me feel as though I am contributing to something important

Give meaning to life etc

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Hi @Bow

Are you considering this opportunity as well?

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Oh no @Oaktree don’t fit the category. Just really liked what you said there 🙂

good luck

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Re: Lived Experience Advisory Committee First Nations Member Recruitment

Thanks @Bow 🤩

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