Wellbeing Support Worker

1 week ago

Melbourne, Australia Monash Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 65891
- **0.8 FTE Fixed Term Part time Maternity Leave**

Monash Health is excited to announce a Wellbeing Support Worker position in the Child & Youth Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (CY-HOPE) Team with the Early in Life Mental Health Service.

**The CY-HOPE team** provides wellbeing/psychosocial support, peer support and brief clinical support to young people in the 0-18 age range presenting with suicide and self-harm concerns. The Wellbeing Support Worker will work as part of the CY-HOPE team under its governance and support and, as such, will have opportunities to work in a variety of community settings.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

The Wellbeing Support Workers are the key workers for the young people in the CY-HOPE Team. They carry a caseload of 10 young people and provide non clinical psychosocial support to young people and their families. This may include supporting engaging with friends, family, school, community programs, developing independent life skills, as well as liaising with and supporting referrals to other mental health supports and/or family support services.

They work alongside the mental health clinicians, peer workers and consultant psychiatrist in the CY-HOPE Team to provide a meaningful approach to care that assists the young person to stay safe and connect with essential services in the first 12 weeks following discharge from hospital after a suicide attempt or a suicidal crisis.

This is a fixed term part-time role (0.8 EFT - 4 days per week) for 12months, working across Monash Health sites and providing outreach support as required.

**ABOUT THE CHILD AND YOUTH HOPE TEAM**

The Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS) provides assessment and treatment for infants, children, adolescents, young people and their families. We work with the 0-18 age in the Southern Region. We provide a comprehensive assessment service and a range of treatment options including inpatient treatment in times of crisis, community (outpatient) treatment, group programs, family therapy, and specialist services.

The Child & Youth Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (CY-HOPE) Team is a core component of Victoria’s suicide prevention framework, which aims to halve Victoria’s suicide rate by 2025. This new service gives children and young people who are intentionally self-harming, experiencing suicidal ideation, or have attempted suicide a rapid and intensive form of support that is designed to prevent rate of recurrence and ultimately reduce rates of suicide among children and young people. Importantly, this includes engagement and support of their parents/carers, families and extended support networks in assertive outreach provided.

All stakeholders (children, young people, their parents/carers, families and service providers) will work together in this Child and Youth HOPE service at the Early in Life Mental Health Service (ELMHS) at Monash Health. This service has been co-designed with and for young people and carers, First Nations people, people from Culturally Diverse Communities, LGBTIQ+ people, people in Out of Home Care, and Neurodiverse people.

The co-designed service goals are: Approachable & Accessible, Positive & Empowering, Empathetic & Personalised, Responsible & Accountable, Creative & Resourceful, and Connected & Cohesive. The Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS) provides assessment and treatment for infants, children, adolescents, young people and their families. We work with the 0-18 age in the Southern Region. We provide a comprehensive assessment service and a range of treatment options including inpatient treatment in times of crisis, community (outpatient) treatment, group programs, family therapy, and specialist services.

**ABOUT MONASH HEALTH**

**ABOUT YOU**

What we are looking for:

- Experienced in youth work, mental health support, and/or child and family welfare support.
- Strong values about the central role of the lived experience workforce, wellbeing support, and co-design in mental health service development and delivery.
- Strong values about inclusion and diversity. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Person centred focus, emphasis on providing choice and flexibility. Expected to be enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively, able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Be autonomous in work organisation and time management. Be adept in problem solving and is a solution focused person.

**MONASH HEALTH WILL OFFER**:

- Salary packaging
- Friendly and supportive culture
- Opportunity to experience various teams
- On-going supervision and professional development

**HOW TO APPLY**

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 Healt

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