Consumer Peer Worker - Melbourne, Australia - Peninsula Health

Peninsula Health

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Location:
Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time

Organisation:
Peninsula Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 33447

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Great team, respectful culture & supportive management:

Excellent salary packaging benefits and employee benefits program:

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Frankston, Mornington Peninsula & surrounding

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

The Mornington Adult Community Mental Health and Intensive Treatment Teams provide community care for people aged 26-64 years who experience mental health challenges or distress and require holistic treatment and wellbeing supports.

The Consumer Peer Worker role has been developed specifically for people with a personal experience of mental health challenges and recovery to provide holistic support to people accessing community mental health services and supports.

Peer Workers are empathetic listeners who promote hope, choice and connection in their relationships with others.

What You Need

We anticipate you will have:

Personal experience of mental health challenges or distress and recovery
Recognition and understanding of own experiences and ability to use this to support consumers
Ability to use lived/living experience expertise to support the work of the multidisciplinary team and ensure practice is sensitive to the needs of consumers, families and carers

What Next
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on

Additional Requirements
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.