Consumer Lived Experience Educator

Consumer Lived Experience Educator (Level 4) - Mental & Addictions Health 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. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will merge with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to form Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will continue to offer the best possible care with services that support people throughout their lives. Permanent, Full-time (80 hours with flexible ADO) Based in Alfred location Lived Experience Worker Level 4 Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision About Us Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) operates services focused on people with severe mental illness in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne. The primary goal of AMAH is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts, and minimizes service system barriers to the recovery process. Workforce Development and Education AMAH Workforce Development and Education is a dynamic team of interdisciplinary workers, including lived experience peers, providing training and education to nursing, peer workers, and allied health staff across all psychiatry areas. We collaborate with management and staff to support cultural change and personal development through a collaborative approach. Lived Experience Workforce The Lived Experience Workforce within AMAH comprises 70 designated lived experience roles, such as Directors of Lived/Living Experience, Consumer/Carer Workforce Managers, Lived Experience Team Leaders, Senior Consumer/Carer Support Workers, Consumer/Carer Consultants, Discovery College Leads, and Educators. These roles span the Hospital and Emergency, Adult and Older Adult, headspace and Infant, Child & Youth, and Statewide Services, including Women’s Mental Health Service and the Residential Eating Disorders Service. What You’ll Be Doing As our Consumer Lived Experience Educator, you will undertake administrative and educational responsibilities for consumer lived experience education, including contributing to clinical trainings from a consumer perspective, supporting the delivery of the Peer Cadet Program, coordinating day‑to‑day activities, facilitating learning modules, and supporting discipline supervision & reflective practice. The position will also coordinate consumer peer placement and assess the job readiness of cadets through observation of experiential learning within the clinical mental health setting. About You Lived experience as a consumer experiencing mental health challenges Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a designated consumer lived experience role in a mental health service 1 year experience working in a designated lived experience leadership role Cert IV in Training and Assessment and/or adult education or currently enrolled to complete the Cert IV in TAE within 2 years of role commencement. Australian working rights Current Influenza vaccination Be willing to undergo a Background Check Other Benefits Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia. Flexible Health Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance On-site car & bike parking opportunities, Deducted Pre‑Tax (subject to availability) Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness. Child Care Services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services If 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 Prunella Howell‑Jay on ph: Closing date: Wednesday, 10th December 2025 by 11pm AEDT We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds. 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: #J-18808-Ljbffr