Family Peer Worker

4 days ago


Melbourne, Australia The Royal Melbourne Hospital Full time

Reference Number- 74718- Position Title- Family Peer Worker- Location- Orygen Youth Health Sunshine - Visy Cares Hub- Award- Psych Health ProfessionNDC [77]- Advertisement text**Family/Carer Peer Worker
- **Ongoing part-time role | 2 days per week**:

- **Based in Sunshine and Wyndham**:

- **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 (soon to be 12-25) 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 ensureing comprehensive, collaborative and coordinated care.**Your new role**:
In this role, you will offer support to families, friends and carers of young people in the Wyndam and Melton areas. In this role, you will also:
- Draw on your Lived Experience of supportinf your family memeber of 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 ir 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 Orygen Specialist Programs**:

- You will enjoy excellent work-life 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

**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.Contact Person- KATE WAPLING- Contact Number- 99276200- Alternate Contact Person- Susan Preece- Alternate Contact Number- 0422202554- Closing Date- 21/03/2024


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