Consumer Peer Support Worker

1 week ago

Box Hill North, Victoria, Australia Eastern Health Full time
Consumer Peer Support Worker

Permanent, Part Time

Adult Inpatient Unit, Box Hill Hospital

Join one of Melbourne's largest public health services

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services.

We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health and wellbeing, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

Are you a person with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery and passionate about supporting others in their recovery journey from inpatient services to community?

An exciting opportunity now exists for a Consumer Peer Worker with Eastern Health's Mental Health and Wellbeing Program.


Through sharing wisdom from their own mental health experiences, peer support workers provide support and inspire hope in the recovery journey of people accessing acute inpatient services.


The goal of this position is to provide tailored support to people in the discharge planning and post discharge periods to minimise the risk of unplanned re-admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit and to establish or re-establish meaningful connections in the community.

You will work collaboratively with consumers, families and staff to assist in identifying needs and providing support.

You will need to be able to reflect on your own mental health lived experience and be willing to utilise your experience to mentor and coach others to inspire hope, choice and self-determination.

Using peer support you will assist and empower consumers to make informed choices about their recovery with an emphasis on building on strengths and seeking or maintaining connections, following a mental health inpatient admission.

As a peer support worker, you will receive the following additional benefits:
Participate in Intentional Peer Support peer training

Regular consumer perspective supervision

Support from an existing team dedicated to promoting the voice of lived experience.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:
Lived experience as consumer who has accessed public mental health services.


Understanding of mental health peer support principles and ability to use peer support to provide hope, connection and a belief in recovery.

Able to build successful working relationships with a range of clinical staff.


Understanding and appreciation of the principles of recovery, including social connectedness, holistic care provision and peer based examples of wellness and trauma informed care.

Ability to work as a peer worker in a challenging environment.

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.

An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here

Diverse and engaging career opportunities

Friendly & supportive team

Flexible working hours

Salary packaging options

Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Please note:


Eastern Health is a child safe organisation, committed to promoting the wellbeing and cultural safety of Aboriginal children, children with disabilities and all children in their diversity.

Eastern Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that welcomes and values all people. We recognise that diversity is essential in ensuring Eastern Health provides the best service to its consumers.

Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day

Selection Criteria

Essential:
Lived experience as a person who has been a consumer of public mental health services

Essential:

Understanding of mental health peer support principles and ability to use peer support to provide hope and a belief in recovery.

Contact Person
Sam RYAN

Contact Number

Alternate Contact Person
Trinity Ryan

Alternate Contact Number

Closing Date
14/08/2023

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