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Level 2 Peer Worker

2 months ago

St Kilda, Australia Monash Health Full time

Reference Number
- 57481
- Employment Type
- Part Time Ongoing
- Entity
- Monash Health
- Department
- Gender Clinic
- Location
- St Kilda
- Position Summary
- Work with and for Victoria's LGBTQI+ community
- Strong professional development opportunities
- Enjoy the benefits of working in the public health sector

**_Working in Public Health has never been more important or meaningful._**

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 22,000 people across a range of specialities.

Monash Health is an impressive organisation of seven public hospitals, 21 community health sites, five aged care facilities, university affiliated international research and tertiary education. Monash Health has been caring for, and providing healthcare and aged living solutions, to Victorians for over 100 years. We provide healthcare for the entire lifespan from pre-birth to palliative care and all stages in between.

**About our** Monash Health Gender Clinic**

The Monash Health Gender Clinic is a state-wide service that provides client-centred care for transgender and gender diverse people aged 16 years and above. The Gender Clinic comprises a specialist team of psychiatrists, psychologists, peer workers, social work, research and administrative staff and a consumer advisory panel.

**A day in the life**

No two days will be the same as you work within an established, friendly team environment. You will provide clients/family/carers as appropriate with peer support and assist with access to community services. Support and be supported by our multidisciplinary team in the delivery of pragmatic, client-centred care.

Opportunities include access to Intentional Peer Support training, individual and group supervision. We are a coffee-friendly, cake-forward team

**What you bring**

Peer worker positions require lived experience of gender incongruence, and family/carer peer worker positions require lived experience of being a family member or carer of a person experiencing gender incongruence.

You have either completed Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer work, or are willing to complete with Monash Health’s support.

Experience working in mental health settings is desirable. Eligibility for Level 3 employment requires work experience and the capacity to supervise Level 2 workers.

On a personal level, you are:

- able to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences
- a flexible worker with excellent time management
- committed to delivering quality care, service & advocacy
- enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
- innovative with regard to service delivery within public health

**In return**

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Ours is also a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming multidisciplinary team where the only limit in your career is you.

We are committed to working with you to become your professional best. Resources to support you include supervision from the Monash Health Consumer and Family Carer Service, and collaboration with other specialist gender services state-wide. Reasonably flexible working hours and arrangements are accommodated.

**_ There is no better time to join us and here’s just a few reasons why: _**
- mentorship and career guidance
- support to attend relevant professional development forums and conferences
- a supportive learning environment should you wish to undertake further studies
- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.
- Contact Person
- Name
Position
Phone
- **Emilie Tijs**

**Gender Clinic Manager**

**0419 342 543**
- Advertising Closing
- 01/02/2023

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