Family/ Carer Peer Worker - Mental Health

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HOPE Clayton Family/Carer Peer Worker Level 3

Exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic team at the HOPE (Hospital outreach post suicidal engagment) program here at Atherton rd Oakleigh as the Family/ Carer Peer Worker.  

About the Role and You

We are looking for a Level 3 Family/Carer Peer Worker to be a part of Clayton HOPE suicide intervention Team.

Monash Health has an established peer workforce of over 40 staff employed across our inpatient, community, and emergency department teams. Peer workers are all provided with discipline-specific supervision and a professional development opportunities including internal and external training, co-reflection groups, and a regular Mental Health Lived Experience workforce forum.

Working in a multi-disciplinary team made up of primarily psychosocial support worker and lived experience peer workers you will have your own Lived Experience of caring for a family member, friend or loved one with a mental illness.

For the Level 3 role, you will also have previous experience as a family/carer peer worker, and skills in mentoring and supervising others.

Location

The position will be based at Monash Health Atherton Road Adult Mental Health Program.

What’s in it for you?

You will be part of a dynamic changing environment that will have future growth. You will also have access to a range of corporate benefits, including salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take home pay and access to subside staff car parking.

Diversity and inclusion is an important feature of our workplace. At Monash Health we aim to foster a culture respectful of the different backgrounds of our people, at the same time supporting the delivery of services to a community requiring care, support and inclusion. We strive to offer development and job satisfaction to all team members, across their different beliefs and needs. As a result, we particularly encourage applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and LGBTI+ backgrounds.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Caroline Le Brun on (03) 9556 5200.

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How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close June 11th, 2025.