• Young Person Peer Support Worker, ELMHS CY-HOPE
• Child and Youth HOPE Team, Early in Life Mental Health (ELMHS)
• Unique Mental Health Opportunity
• Applicants who have a personal lived experience of accessing youth mental health services, or of youth suicidal crisis and recovery
• First Nations people, LGBTIQ+ people, neurodiverse people, and people from migrant/refugee communities are encouraged to apply

What we are looking for...

Experienced in youth peer support, and/or mental health support. Personal lived experience of accessing youth mental health services, or of suicidal crisis and recovery. Strong values about the central role of the lived experience workforce, wellbeing support, and co-design in mental health service development and delivery. Strong values about inclusion and diversity. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Person centred focus, emphasis on providing choice and flexibility.

This role is permanent ongoing (0.6 EFT).

About Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 18,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.

About the Child and Youth HOPE Team

The Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE) Program is a core component of Victoria’s suicide prevention framework, which aims to halve Victoria’s suicide rate by 2025. This current role is a key component of the brand new Child and Youth HOPE services at Monash Children’s Hospital. This new service gives children and young people who are intentionally self-harming, experiencing suicidal ideation, or have attempted suicide a rapid and intensive form of support that is designed to prevent rate of recurrence and ultimately reduce rates of suicide among children and young people. Importantly, this includes engagement and support of their parents/carers, families and extended support networks in assertive outreach provided. All stakeholders (children, young people, their parents/carers, families and service providers) will work together in this Child and Youth HOPE service at the Early in Life Mental Health Service (ELMHS) at Monash Health. This service has been co-designed with and for young people and carers, First Nations people, people from Culturally Diverse Communities, LGBTIQ+ people, people in Out of Home Care, and Neurodiverse people. The co-designed service goals are: Approachable & Accessible, Positive & Empowering, Empathetic & Personalised, Responsible & Accountable, Creative & Resourceful, and Connected & Cohesive.

About The Role

The Young Person Peer Support Worker position is a lived experience peer support role. The CY-HOPE team provides wellbeing / psychosocial support, peer support and brief clinical support to young people in the 0-25 age range presenting with suicide and self harm concerns. The successful candidate will provide non clinical support alongside clinicians and wellbeing support workers to children and young people and their families, and referral and liaison support to other services. The Young Person Peer Support worker will work as part of the HOPE team under its governance and support and, as such, will have opportunities to work in a variety of community settings.

About You

Successful applicant would be experienced in youth work, mental health support, and/or child and family welfare support. Strong values about the central role of the lived experience workforce, wellbeing support, and co-design in mental health service development and delivery. Strong values about inclusion and diversity. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Person centred focus, emphasis on providing choice and flexibility. Expected to be enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively, able to prioritise and meet deadlines. Be autonomous in work organisation and time management. Be adept in problem solving and is a solution focused person.

Monash Health employee benefits:

• Salary packaging
• Onsite subsidised staff parking
• Discounted banking (BankVic)
• Onsite Gym
• Access to professional development courses and seminars

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – [email protected], using the subject line: Young Person (Consumer) Peer Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

• reference checks;
• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

In accordance with recent Victorian Public Health directions all employees working in the Public Health system need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status.

All candidates will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination. You will need to provide a copy your immunisation history statement which can be accessed via My Gov. The evidence will need to be uploaded as part of your application.

Offers of employment will only be made to candidates that can provide evidence that they meet full vaccination status.

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