Community Development Worker

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Peninsula Health Full time

Job Description

**Posting Start Date**:14/04/2025

**Req ID**:3062

**Job Title**:Community Development Worker

**Employment Status**:Permanent Part Time

**Job Location**:Frankston
- **Supportive and inclusive team and onsite parking**:

- **Salary Packaging options available**
- **Permanent Part time (48 hours a fortnight)**:

- **Classification : Community Development (Level 2)**

**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. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
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**
As a peer worker in the Forensic Mental Health in Community Health team you are responsible for utilising your own history with the criminal justice system and mental health recovery to deliver services assisting people who are currently experiencing mental health challenges while involved in the criminal justice system. The role requires an ability to instil hope and to support individuals to engage in treatment and support services and to anticipate and address psychological, social and financial challenges of re-entry into the community. Forensic peer specialists serve as a community guide, coach and advocate helping people to feel supported to work towards their recovery goals.

Please refer to Position Description

**What You Need**
We anticipate you will have:

- Qualification equivalent to (or above) Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work and/or similar.
- Completion of the Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training.
- Lived experience with mental health and the criminal justice and/or the forensic mental health system
- Understanding the diversity of cultural, linguistic and gender backgrounds of our community, and the impact this has on consumers and their families' experience of mental health.
- Well-developed communication and listening skills
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office

**What Next**
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact People Experience Team on 9784-2700
The role ceases advertising on 28th April 2025.

**Additional Requirements**
- Please refer to Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024 salary circular for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

It is strongly recommended that individuals in this role remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.
**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.**
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