Community Development Worker

1 week ago

Frankston, Australia Peninsula Health Full time

Job Description

**Posting Start Date**:04/02/2025

**Req ID**:2560

**Job Title**:Community Development Worker (Peer Support - Reset Life)

**Employment Status**:Fixed Term Part Time

**Job Location**:Frankston
- **Fixed Term Part Time 45.6 hours per fortnight until 30th June 2026**:

- **Supportive team environment**:

- **Classification range: Community Development Worker CL1 Year 1 - Community Development Worker CL1 Year 4**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values**:Be the Best**, **Be a Role Model**, **Be Open and Honest**, **Be Compassionate and Respectful** and **Be Collaborative**. We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

The AOD Peer Support Coordinator of the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to implement and deliver the intensive outpatient treatment program to individuals experiencing complex and problematic alcohol and other drugs use.

The AOD peer support coordinator will act as a co-leader to the primary therapist in the initial stages of program implementation. Acting as co-leader in Early Recovery Skills (ERS) and Relapse prevention (RP) groups, the support coordinators will help translate material into real-life situations.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- Certificate IV (or working toward) in Alcohol and Other Drugs.
- Lived experience of AOD use and the AOD service sector.
- Graduate of the Reset Life Program.
- Understanding of the concepts of recovery.
- Demonstrated understanding of peer support work.
- Ability to work collaboratively with individuals and groups.
- Understanding of the diversity of cultural, linguistic and gender backgrounds of our community and the impact this has on consumers and their family’s experience of AOD use.
- Ability to separate and contain personal experience as a consumer from that of others.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with carers, consumers and professional staff in a group setting.

**Position Description**

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Job Ad closes**: 16/02/2025**

**Additional Requirements**

We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
- Please refer to salary circular Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employesr) Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2026 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience. It is strongly recommended that this role is up to date with Covid-19 vaccination.

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person,every time.

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