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

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

Olivia Brown

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Description

  • Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time


Organisation:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital


Salary:
Salary not specified


Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 67770


Youth Peer Worker - Psychosocial Services
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Part Time role | 2 days per fortnight | 6 month Fixed Term position:


  • Training and career progression opportunities**:
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Based in Sunshine | On-site parking and close to public transport

Your new team:


Orygen Specialist Program, a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.


  • The Psychosocial Recovery Program aims to support young people to work towards their personal recovery goals. The multidisciplinary team develop and coordinate group programs, family peer support programs, youth participation programs, and the educational and vocational recovery programs.

Your new role:


  • Develop, deliver and evaluate group and individual interventions in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
  • Meet with individual young people, to explore their recovery goals, discuss group programs, and problemsolve barriers to participating, promote recovery, and use principles of Intentional Peer Support
  • Maintain contact with group participants between group sessions, to support continued engagement
  • Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds

About you:


  • Lived experience of accessing youth mental health services and ability to share experiences in a recovery focused way
  • Experience in delivering peer work in mental health, ideally in a youthspecific setting
  • Passion, energy and determination to make a difference to the health outcomes for young people
  • Qualifications/training in mental health are desirable but not required

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 challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us via the details below.
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