Senior Peer Worker - Mental Health
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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The Clayton HOPE (Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement) program is a Monash Health mental health initiative designed to provide intensive support after a suicidal crisis or self-harm event, reducing the risk of repeat attempts.
This Victoria-wide program, originating at Monash Health in Clayton, offers up to 12 weeks of support through a multidisciplinary team, including:
- Psychosocial support workers
- Mental health clinicians
- Peer workers with lived experience
Services include:
- Developing personalised safety plans
- Psychological support to build coping skills
- Connecting individuals and families with community resources
Our model of care includes five stages:
- Early engagement and empathetic support (within 24 hours)
- Assessment of psychosocial needs and suicidal risk (within 72 hours)
- Construction of a personal safety plan (within 7 days)
- Implementation and risk management (weeks 2–12)
- Discharge and handover to ongoing supports (12 weeks)
What makes HOPE unique? The first contact is with a Peer Support Worker—someone with lived experience who offers empathetic, informed care.
About the Role
As a Senior Peer Worker in the HOPE team, you will:
- Mentor and support Level Two Peer Workers
- Provide reflective supervision to peers outside your team
- Contribute consumer perspectives in psychosocial reviews and team meetings
- Support non-peer workers with consumer insights
- Build and manage a caseload of consumers
- Deliver one-to-one and group support
- Co-design and co-facilitate consumer groups
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
About You
This is a designated consumer lived experience role. You will:
- Have a declared personal experience of living with mental illness and using mental health services
- Bring at least one year of professional experience as a Level Two Consumer Peer Worker
- Demonstrate knowledge of peer work principles and Intentional Peer Support (IPS)
- Be passionate about inclusion, diversity, and person-centred care
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Be committed to supporting others and growing as a lived experience health professional
What We Offer
- Comprehensive orientation and induction
- Up to 2 hours reflective supervision per month, plus group co-reflection spaces
- Support and mentoring from Peer Work Leads
- Higher Education Recognition Allowance
- Funded professional development and training
- Regular workforce forums
Monash Health employee benefits include:
- Salary packaging options
- Health and Wellbeing programs
- Free flu vaccinations
- Discounted private health insurance
- Health imaging services
- …and more!
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Levi Dowsett on 0429 073 472
Position Description can be found here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
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: 15 December, 2025