
Consumer Peer Support Worker
1 week ago
**Title**:Consumer Peer Support Worker**:
- Requisition ID: 3634
- Location: Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
- Job Posting Date: 3 Jun 2025
Do you work for Eastern Health currently? If so, please log in to Eastern Health Careers Employee Login using your network login details to see the full range of jobs available to you
**Consumer Peer Support Worker**
- Lived Experience Workforce Adult and Older Adult Services
- Ongoing Part Time - Work Life Balance
- Based in Maroondah - close to public transport, cafes & shops
**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, 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.
**About the role**
- Are you a someone who has used adult public mental health services?
- Are you passionate about people who have a lived experience of mental-ill health having a voice and receiving the best possible supports?
- An exciting opportunity now exists for Consumer Peer Support Worker to take up a role within Eastern Health’s Adult & Older Adult Mental Health Service.
The Consumer Peer Support Worker shall work collaboratively with other staff and management of the Eastern Health Adult and Older Adult Mental Health focussed service, to ensure the best possible support and participation opportunities for consumers of the mental health and wellbeing program. This role requires independent and autonomous work practices.
**About you**
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Lived experience as someone who has accessed public mental health services
- Demonstrated ability to work systemically with internal and external services and staff to benefit carers and families.
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to 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**
**Good to know**:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
Contact Person: Sam Ryan
Job Posting End Date: 03/07/2025
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
**Our Values in Action**:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day
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