Hope Peer Support Worker

3 days ago

Melbourne, Australia The Royal Melbourne Hospital Full time

-Location: Melbourne | Parkville
Job type: Part time
Organisation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Medical
Reference: 72690

**Peer Support Worker - Orygen HOPE**
- ** Utilise your recovery journey to help young people who are accessing mental health care**:

- ** Permanent part time opportunity (3-4 days per week)**:

- ** Support young people, carers and their support systems through suicidal experiences**
- Orygen Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) is an innovative service for young people aged 12 to 25 years experiencing deliberate self-harm, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. Orygen HOPE service is one of the four child and youth HOPE services recommended in the expansion of the established HOPE program by the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.

**Your new role**:

- The Youth Peer Support Worker will work closely with clinical and lived experience staff, including carer peer support workers to provide peer-to-peer supports, advocacy; and referral and linkages.
- Support the implementation of Peer Support specific interventions within Orygen HOPE and providing consultation support to other members of Orygen HOPE team
- Be a knowledge resource for the Peer Support Work specialty and building the role of Peer Work within Orygen HOPE and the greater Orygen service system.

**About You**:

- Aged between 19 - 30 years old
- To have been first-hand user of youth mental health services, and have the ability to share experiences in a recovery focused way
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with young people and their families
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) as well as abilities in problem solving and negotiation
- Ability to work independently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team

**Benefits of working with Orygen Youth Mental Health**:

- Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team
- Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.

**Interested?**
- If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.
- For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

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