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Fantastic Opportunity to Join the Youth CATT Team at Austin Health
Part Time Roles Available
Consumer Peer Worker Level 3
7-Day Rotating Roster
Purposefully Share Lived Experiences to Offer Hope and Support to Consumers
Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Care
Support Access to Mental Health and Community Support Services
About Austin Health
Austin Health is a leading public health service in Victoria, delivering world-class healthcare to a diverse community across a range of services. Our commitment to providing exceptional care spans across several hospitals, including Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre. Our vision is to improve the quality of life for our community through innovative, compassionate, and holistic care.
About the Role
The ICYMHS CATT (Crisis Assessment and Treatment) Team within Austin Health plays a crucial role in providing timely and effective assessment, treatment, and post-discharge assertive support for young people presenting with high acuity mental health needs. As a Consumer Peer Worker, you will be an integral and highly valued member of the multidisciplinary team, offering mutual support and practical assistance to young consumers, empowering them to take control of their recovery journey.
You will:
Share your lived experiences to offer hope and support to consumers, helping them feel understood and connected.
Work closely with service leaders and clinicians to ensure that care is person-centred, holistic, and responsive to the unique needs and views of young consumers and their families.
Support consumers to access mental health services and other relevant community resources to assist in their ongoing treatment and recovery.
About You
You will bring:
Lived experience of mental illness or mental health challenges.
A strong understanding of the Victorian public mental health system.
At least 2 years' experience working as a Peer Worker/Lived Experience role in Emergency Departments or Crisis Assessment teams.
Recognition and understanding of your own recovery process and the ability to use this experience to support others.
Knowledge of peer support principles, with a commitment to providing support from a mutual perspective, sharing lived experiences to inspire hope.
A deep understanding of recovery-focused care and an ability to work from a strengths-based approach.
The ability to listen with empathy, helping people discover their own solutions and empowering them to take ownership of their recovery journey.
Willingness to participate in ongoing training and supervision as part of your role.
Effective communication skills and the ability to engage with consumers in everyday, non-clinical language.
A commitment to ensuring safe, best-practice care that puts consumers at the heart of the decision-making process.
Completion of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training and/or Certificate IV in Mental Health or Mental Health Peer Work (or equivalent qualification).
Australian working rights.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Mentoring and career development opportunities
Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport and car parking
Work with us
If you're dedicated to delivering compassionate, patient-centred care and want to make a real difference in the lives of young people, we encourage you to apply. Join us at Austin Health and be part of a dynamic team committed to transforming lives through mutual support, understanding, and recovery.
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sue Wells at ******.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the
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Application closing date: 20 January 2025
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