Aboriginal Lived Experience Peer Support Worker (Post Discharge Initiative)

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a comprehensive range of high quality acute, sub-acute, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care and community health services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

About You

Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and you or your family member has used public mental health services?  Are you passionate about supporting other consumers and carers?

About the role

Employment type: Permanent Part time

Location: Eastern Metropolitan Region.

Part Time 0.7 EFT (26.6 hours per week)

This is an identified Aboriginal Torres Islander position. Applicants must be of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander descent to be eligible to apply.

An exciting opportunity now exists for an Aboriginal person to work as part of a team of Peer Workers with Eastern Health’s Mental Health Program. The successful applicant will work across the Psychiatric Inpatient Units in the Eastern Metropolitan region of Melbourne.

Through sharing wisdom from their own consumer or carer experience, the Aboriginal Lived Experience Peer Worker will provide post discharge peer support and follow-up to people who have been discharged from the Inpatient Unit, and their family.

The goal of this position is to support to consumers and families and carers to be involved in decision making to minimise the risk of unplanned re-admission to the inpatient unit.

You will work collaboratively with families, carers, and staff to assist in identifying needs and providing culturally safe support. You will need to be able to reflect on your own experience as a parent and carer lived experience and be willing to utilise your experience and knowledge of cultural needs of Aboriginal people as well as families from diverse backgrounds, inspire hope, choice and self-determination.

As a peer support worker, you will receive the following additional benefits:

• Participate in a peer training related to the role; and
• Regular peer supervision (individual and group); and
• Support from an existing consumer and carer team dedicated to promoting the voice of lived experience; and
• Access to Cultural Support.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

The benefits of working for Eastern Health include:

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

If you have the ability and drive to make a difference take hold of this opportunity and apply today!

For full details refer to the attached Position Description and direct all enquiries to the contact person listed.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check.

You must have the right to permanently live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Please submit all applications online.

Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.

Eastern Health Values:  Patients First: Agility: Humility: Respect: Kindness: Excellence