Consumer Peer Worker

**Title**:Consumer Peer Worker**:

- Requisition ID: 3474
- Location: Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
- Job Posting Date: 1 Jul 2025

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**Consumer Peer Support Worker - Infant Child & Youth Mental Health Services**
- Permanent Part Time | 3 days per week
- Lived Experience Level 2 | Excellent Team Engagement
- Based in Ringwood | Close to cafes, public transport and 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 and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is _“Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”_.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

**About the role**

An exciting opportunity now exists for Consumer Peer Support Worker to take up a role within Eastern Health’s Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service.

The Consumer Peer Support Worker shall work collaboratively with other staff and management of the Eastern Health Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health focussed service, to ensure the best possible support and participation opportunities for consumers of the mental health and wellbeing program.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Lived experience as someone who has accessed public youth mental health services
- Demonstrated ability to work systemically with internal and external services and staff to benefit consumers
- 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**

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for).

**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

Contact Number: 0434 360 614

Job Posting End Date: 01/08/2025

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469.

**Our Values in Action**:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day