Youth Peer Worker - Melbourne, Australia - Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health

Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Orygen Digital Melbourne Part-time
6/6/202- Parkville location | Close to public transport, onsite parking

Part time position available for 12 months | (0.2 FTE)
Access to NFP salary packaging | Flexible working available

Your new job

As the Youth Peer Worker, you will be involved in the design and development of Virtual Reality interventions and will assist in developing treatment protocols for pilot trials and supporting young people in using the platform.

You will also share your lived experience with the research team to meet the needs of young people.
Reporting to the Project Leads, Orygen Digital you will:

Assist in recruiting young people to co-design workshops and running the workshops alongside the research team.
Take opportunities within the organisation to share their personal experience they are comfortable to share to improve the virtual world platform and proposed interventions using the platform.
Review and prepare written materials under the direction of the project leadership team.
Provide input into the development of research and intervention protocols for pilot studies.

What you'll need
You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people.

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

Aged between 18 and 25 years for the duration of their employment term.
Personal lived experience of mental ill health challenges with any of the following: mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drug and/or work and study.
Knowledge of the youth mental health system and support services for young people.
Passionate and determined to make a difference to the health outcomes for young people.

What you'll get in return

Salary between $60,188 $65,665 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 10.5% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900.
Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
Opportunity to contribute to the success of a purpose driven organisation.
Flexible working culture

Orygen - leading the revolution
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life's work, because we passionately believe it's what all young people deserve.
Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.
Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
At Orygen, that's the future we're creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.
Join the revolution

For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link

This is a part time (0.2 FTE) position for 12 months.

Orygen is a childsafe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services._

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**Note: this role requires the applicant to be within a specific age range for the duration of their employment within this role. This role falls under the special measures category in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to promote substantive equality for a group of people who have one (or more) protected attributes such as age. Orygen aims to address equality for young people who have faced or are facing mental ill health challenges.