Family Peer Worker - Melbourne, Australia - The Royal Melbourne Hospital

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Reference Number Position Title- Family Peer Worker- Location- Orygen Youth Health Sunshine - Visy Cares Hub- Award- Psych Health ProfessionNDC [77]- Advertisement text**Family/Carer Peer Worker
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Ongoing part-time role | 2 days per week:

Based in Sunshine and Wyndham:

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Excellent team culture and development opportunities

Your new team:

Orygen Specialist Program, a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, pro0vides mental health services to young people aged soon to be and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.
The Orygen Continuing Care Team in Sunshine and Wyndham provide access to outpatient community care by a multidisciplinary team ensureing comprehensive, collaborative and coordinated care.

Your new role:

In this role, you will offer support to families, friends and carers of young people in the Wyndam and Melton areas.

In this role, you will also:

Draw on your Lived Experience of supportinf your family memeber of significant other and offer empathetic listening, providing peer support and information.
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and provide lived experience specific values and perspective
Have a broad understanding of the differing perspectives of the impact of mental illness health on families/carers and the community
Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds

About you:

Personal lived experience as a family, carer ir supporter of someone who has accessed public mental health services, preferably a youth mental health service.
Are determined to make a difference to the health outcomes for young people
Qualifications/training in mental health are desirable but not essential.

Benefits of working with Orygen Specialist Programs:

You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term
Join us during this inspiring time of growth and change career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport.
Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program run by our dedicated employees

Interested?

If you are looking for a varied and interesting role with scope to develop a range of skills, and you can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us for a confidential discussion.

Contact Person- KATE WAPLING- Contact Number Alternate Contact Person- Susan Preece- Alternate Contact Number Closing Date- 21/03/2024