Title:  Lived Experience Peer Support Worker

Lived Experience Peer Support Worker

• Permanent Part time 32 hours per fortnight | Experience work-life balance
• Alcohol and Other Drugs Lived Experience role | Supportive team culture
• Turning Point Eastern Treatment Services, Box Hill | Close to public transport

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About Turning Point

Turning Point was established in 1994 to provide leadership to the alcohol and drug field in Victoria. Turning Point is now a national treatment, research and education centre that provides leadership in the alcohol and drug, gambling and mental health sectors. Combining research with service innovation, surveillance, system enhancements, education, capacity building and specialist support, Turning Point is a recognised centre of excellence that assists services, communities and governments to respond to current and emerging issues. Turning Point is part of Eastern Health and is affiliated with Monash University. 

This role is part of the Turning Point Eastern Treatment Services (TPETS).

About the role

Are you a someone who has accessed alcohol and other drug health services? 

Are you passionate about helping people who have a lived experience of alcohol and other drugs having a voice and receiving the best possible supports? 

Are you excited about the thought of joining a growing team of lived experience workers across Turning Point? 

Well, an exciting opportunity now exists for a lived experience peer support worker to take up a role within Turning Points Lived Experience Workforce.

The role of the lived experience peer support worker will be to provide direct support to individuals accessing Carrington Road AOD services. Often being the first point of contact for those who walk into the service, the role focuses on assisting consumers with recovery and wellness planning to help gain a sense of control and empowerment over their lives by building on strengths and resources and in turn, building self-advocacy. The role provides a range of opportunities including direct one-to-one engagement, providing bridging support, group work and supporting research projects.

About you 
To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Lived experience of substance use and recovery who has accessed public AOD services.  
• Demonstrated ability to work systemically with internal and external services and staff to benefit individuals directly accessing these services as well as carers and families.
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

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

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

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

Please click here for position decription 

Contact Person: Benn Veenker

Contact Number: 0410499256

Contact Email: benn.veenker@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 21/02/2025

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) 

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day