We would like to welcome Michelle Sanders to the executive position of Director of Recovery.
I am pleased to be taking up the opportunity of an 11-month secondment with Metro North Mental Health as Acting Director of Recovery, backfilling for Lisa Jones. I have previously been working for 17 years with Gold Coast Mental Health and Specialist Services in a variety of lived experience (peer) positions and currently hold the substantive position of team leader there. I will work from Monday to Thursday as the A/Director of Recovery based at Lawrence House, Cartwright Street, Windsor.
My passion is lived experience (peer) workforce development focusing on training and supervision of Peer Workers. I have been involved with the evolution of peer and carer peer workforce in Queensland beginning as a consumer representative over 25 years ago with the Rockhampton Consumer Advisory Group. I have been very fortunate in the opportunities afforded to me as I have explored many facets of Lived Experience work in the community and within public Mental Health and AODS services.
I really look forward to connecting with the community of Metro North Mental Health as we strive together to create excellence in service delivery.