- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
- Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative (BPD Co) - Unley
- Salary: ASO4 $82,212 – $86,180 Per Annum (adjusted to hours worked) + Super + Benefits
- Permanent/Ongoing Part-time working 0.8fte

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join us at the Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative (BPD Co) as the Lived Experience Project Officer – Carer, and play a vital role in shaping specialised mental health services across South Australia. In this permanent, part‑time public sector role (ASO4), you'll enjoy a collaborative and supportive team environment, ongoing opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to use your lived experience to make a meaningful, lasting impact on carer participation, education, and community well‑welling.

WHO ARE WE?

BPD Co is South Australia’s specialist personality disorder service, established to support the development and delivery of evidence‑based, high‑quality care for people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their carers throughout South Australia.

Centrally located in Unley, BPD Co operates as a statewide specialist service managed by the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN). We work collaboratively with health services, clinicians, consumers, families and other stakeholders to strengthen the capacity of services to provide responsive, consistent and evidence‑based care.

As part of BHFLHN, we share a commitment to providing exceptional care that is safe, collaborative and compassionate. This commitment is underpinned by a focus on quality, continuous improvement and the systems and processes that support the wellbeing of both our workforce and the people and communities we serve.





WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

BPD Co is a specialist statewide service managed by BHFLHN that supports the mental health and wellbeing of people living across South Australia. This position is located on the city fridge, with excellent public transport links and overlooking the parklands in Unley. At BPD Co you will be part of a diverse and supportive multidisciplinary team delivering high‑quality mental health care through community, consultative and virtual service models.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Are you……

- Someone with relevant, firsthand lived experience as a carer for a person living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), ready to bring genuine empathy and peer perspective to statewide service development.
- An exceptional communicator and negotiator who builds strong, positive partnerships across multidisciplinary mental health teams, consumer bodies, and external agencies.
- Committed to supporting the development of high quality, compassionate, hopeful mental health services for people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their carers.
- Highly capable of managing competing priorities, handling high volumes of work under limited direction, and delivering impactful project outcomes on schedule.
- Committed to delivering culturally sensitive, inclusive services that respect and empower diverse communities,



including local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers and families.

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

You will…

- Design, implement, and champion impactful carer and community involvement strategies across statewide Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD Co) service delivery and development.
- Establish and promote evidence‑based carer support and psychoeducation services, designing training programs that increase understanding and enable active participation for carers, consumers, and clinicians.
- Lead targeted health projects, from consultation frameworks and data analysis to interim reporting and policy protocol development, ensuring alignment with strategic BHFLHN goals.
- Build and maintain collaborative, trusting relationships across multidisciplinary mental health teams, government agencies, non‑government organisations, and diverse communities, including local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BPD Co, not only will you be working in an workplace surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
- Health and Fi

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