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Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research, and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
Are you/have you been someone with a lived experience of being a family member or chosen support for someone experiencing mental health challenges? Part-time, 4 days/wk (extended hours service including weekend work) to June 2026Lived Experience Worker Level 2Located at Ramsay Clinic Albert Road - Women's Recovery Network (WREN)Lived experience as a family member/chosen support for someone experiencing mental health challengesWe encourage applications from people with lived experience of supporting someone with perinatal mental health conditions and/or eating disordersWhat's in it for you Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervisionSupportive multi-disciplinary team environmentPortable long service leave from other public health servicesAbout us Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of services, which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne.
The single most important goal of AMAH is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts, and strives to minimize service system barriers to the recovery process.
WREN is an innovative project being developed in response to the Royal Commission recommendations for partnerships between the public and private sector, and the need for gender segregation and sexually safe units.
We recognize that women experiencing mental ill-health have specific needs that differ from their male counterparts that require tailored treatment and support.
Our 30-bed facility located at Albert Road Clinic will be run in a partnership between Ramsay Health and Alfred Health.
The unit will provide a state-wide comprehensive specialist service for women and those who identify as women experiencing severe mental ill-health and trauma. Our care will be trauma-informed and wellness-focused.
The Lived Experience Workforce within AMAH is a growing and thriving workforce of designated lived experience roles. These roles include but are not limited to: Directors of Lived/Living Experience, Peer/Carer Program Coordinator, Senior Peer/Carer Support Workers, Consumer Consultants, Carer Consultants, Discovery College Leads and Educators, Peer/Carer Practice Leads, and Peer/Carer Support Workers. We work across the Hospital and Emergency, Adult and Older Adult, headspace and Infant, Child & Youth, and Statewide Services including the Women's Mental Health Service and the Residential Eating Disorders Service.
What you'll be doing As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will provide peer support to carers and families that have a relative or friend receiving care from the Woman's Recovery Network (WREN). You will work in partnership with the AMAH Manager of Carer Peer Workforce Development, WREN Carer Peer Practice Lead, Senior Carer Peer Worker, Carer Consultant, and multidisciplinary team to ensure the unique needs of families are understood and that families are supported during the treatment planning processes.
Support and supervision of the Carer Peer Support Workers is provided by the Senior Carer Peer. In addition, group supervision and reflective practice is co-facilitated by the Practice Lead and Workforce Development.
About you Lived experience of supporting someone experiencing mental health challenges is essentialA willingness to purposefully use your own story to help others further their own understanding of recoveryFormal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful - Certificate IV in Peer Work, Cert IV in Mental Health, Intentional Peer Support trainingExperience working within a mental health setting within a carer peer workforceAustralian working rights2024 Influenza vaccinationCurrent Working with Children Check and be willing to undergo a Background CheckOther benefits Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.Flexible Health Insurance coverage through HCF Health InsuranceLocated close to public transport and cafesIf this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter.
For more information regarding the position, please contact Emily Stowell (Operations Manager, WREN) via email: ****** Applications Close: 11pm AEDT, Friday 20th December 2024 Previous applicants need not apply Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department's risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au
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