Title:  Senior Lived Experience Peer Worker

Senior Carer Peer Worker 

• Permanent Part Time (3 days per week) | occasional extended hours may be required 
• Box Hill | Close to cafes, public transport and shops 
• Join a well-established Lived Experience team

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 Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”. 

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future. 

About the role 

Are you passionate about assisting family and carers to practice self-care whilst being there for their loved one in recovery?

An opportunity now exists for a Senior Carer Peer Worker to join the Brief Intervention Team, which incorporates a suicide prevention stream (Hospital Outreach Post-suicide attempt Engagement - HOPE). The role will facilitate improvement of the mental health and wellbeing service responsiveness for loved ones, carers/chosen families of service users as the person moves towards their hoped-for outcome in recovery.  This will be achieved through working collaboratively with the families/carers (as your focus) and ongoing collaboration with clinical and non-clinical team members as we support the service user.  You will have the ability to reflect on your own carer lived experience/expertise and be able to use your experience to support others. Ideally this will occur using the Intentional Peer Support framework. In addition, the Senior Consumer Peer Worker will provide leadership support to other lived experience Carer peer workers.   

For more information on our Lived Experience Workforce, please visit our website.   

 https://www.easternhealth.org.au/mental-health-3/  

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess: 

• Lived experience or expertise as a carer or supporter of someone who has accessed public mental health services 

• Understanding of mental health peer work support principles and ability to use peer support to provide hope, a belief in recovery and the value of self-care.  

• Substantial experience in mental health carer/supporter lived experience/expertise role. 

• Experience and capacity in the leadership of Lived Experience professionals.   

• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience 

• 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! 

• Mentor and Shadowing program  

• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites  

• Study and professional development leave  

• Friendly & supportive teams 

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  

• Fitness Passport for work-life balance  

• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones  

• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements  

• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme  

• Access to Private Health Insurance offers  

• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training  

• Cafes at all of our 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. 

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 

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.