Family/carer Peer Worker

1 week ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The Royal Melbourne Hospital Full time

  • Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time

Organisation:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 74718

**Family/Carer Peer Worker
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Ongoing part-time role | 2 days per week:


  • Based in Sunshine and Wyndham:
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Excellent team culture and development opportunities

Your new team


Orygen Specialist Program, a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, pro0vides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.


  • The Orygen Continuing Care Team in Sunshine and Wyndham provide access to outpatient community care by a multidisciplinary team ensuring comprehensive, collaborative and coordinated care.
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Your new role


In this role, you will offer support to families, friends and carers of young people in the Wyndham and Melton areas.


In this role, you will also:

  • Draw on your Lived Experience of supporting your family member/significant other and offer empathetic listening, providing peer support and information
  • Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and provide lived experience specific values and perspective
  • Have a broad understanding of the differing perspectives of the impact of mental illness health on families/carers and the community Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds

About you:

  • Personal lived experience as a family, carer or supporter of someone who has accessed public mental health services, preferably a youth mental health service.
  • Are determined to make a difference to the health outcomes for young people.
  • Qualifications/training in mental health are desirable but not essential.

Benefits of working with us:

  • You will enjoy excellent worklife balance. We want you to stay long term
  • Join us during this inspiring time of growth and change career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
  • Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport.
  • Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program run by our dedicated employees
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Interested?


If you are looking for a varied and interesting role with scope to develop a range of skills, and you can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us for a confidential discussion.



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