Peer Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time, Part time

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Human Resources, Legal, Occupational Health and Safety, Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 51071

**Adult Community Mental Health - Lived Experience Worker - Consumer Support**

**Peer Support Worker - Consumer**

**Permanent - Full-time or Part-Time**

**Based in Heidelberg**

**Member of the North East Area Mental Health Service (NEAMHS) Mobile Support and Treatment Service (NEMSTS)**

About Austin Health:
Adult Community Mental Health - Lived Experience Worker - Consumer Support
- ** Peer Support Worker - Consumer**:

- ** Permanent - Full-time or Part-Time**:

- ** Based in Heidelberg**:

- ** Member of the North East Area Mental Health Service (NEAMHS) Mobile Support and Treatment Service (MSTS)**

**About Austin Health**:
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across 3 campuses in the northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. Austin Health is world-renowned for its research and specialist work in cancer, liver transplantation, spinal cord injuries, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and rehabilitation.

**Your new team**:
The NEMSTS provides assertive mobile outreach for consumers in their local community through living in the municipalities of Nillumbik and Banyule. The target client group have a long-standing and persistent psychiatric illness whose needs cannot be met by traditional community mental health centres or other community-based rehabilitation services. Assertive and intensive case management by the team aims to assist the consumer to live and function at their optimum level in the community. Consumers are involved in several treatment programs, which aim to encourage acceptance of their illness and enhancement of living and social skills.

**Your contribution**:

- ** Provide one to one peer support to consumers using personal lived experience to provide a model of hope and recovery, including direct and over the phone support.**:

- ** Assist MSTS consumers with recovery and wellness planning to help gain a sense of control and empowerment over their lives by building on strengths and resources.**:

- ** In collaboration, contribute to the development and review of consumers discharge plans to address needs that impact on discharge into the community.**:

- ** Contribute your unique range of personal skills and knowledge to the consumer group during groups and activities/appointments held during usual operating hours**

**Our Commitment to You**:

- ** We foster a culture that celebrates and respects each and every person**:

- ** Generous salary packaging program to maximise your take-home pay**:

- ** Conveniently located near public transport**:

- ** Short stroll to the Burgundy Street shopping district**:

- ** Career development opportunities**:

- ** We support work-life balance through**:

- **Opportunity to purchase additional leave**:

- ** Health and wellbeing support**:

- ** Employee Assistance Program**

Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out We are happy to discuss your future with us.

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