Alfred 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.

• Permanent, Part-time (4 days/wk)(0.8 EFT)
• Based in St Kilda Rd location
• Lived Experience Worker Level 3
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision

What's in it for you

• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Portable long service leave from other public health services

About 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 Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process.

Psychological Trauma Service (PTS)

This new service aims to provide a holistic, flexible, curious and empowering space that brings together the person and their support network to collaboratively formulate why they are in distress or experience impaired quality of life and choose how they will pursue their recovery.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will play an instrumental part in developing and shaping a trauma service together with other senior team members and the leadership team and provide peer support to carers and families that have a relative or friend receiving treatment from AMAH community programs. You will work in partnership with the AMAH Manager, Carer Peer Workforce, Carer Peer Practice Lead, Carer Consultant and multidisciplinary treating teams to ensure the unique needs of families are understood and that families are supported during the treatment planning processes.

In addition, you will provide guidance and support to the carer peer workforce working in the Psychological Trauma Service.

About you

• Lived experience of supporting someone experiencing mental health challenges (essential)
• Formal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful - Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, Intentional Peer Support Training, or other peer workforce experience (Desirable)
• Experience working within a mental health setting within a carer peer workforce
• Experience working collaboratively with individuals and groups to build and maintain effective relationships within multidisciplinary teams.
• Australian working rights
• Full Covid-19 and 2023 Influenza vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Current Working with Children Check and be willing to undergo a Background Check

Other benefits

• Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, car parking (subject to availability), Alfred gym and childcare services nearby, access to salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
• Located close to public transport and cafes

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 Violetta Peterson on ph: 0492 460 268 or email: [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Carer Peer Worker - Level 3 - Psychological Trauma Service enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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 Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, 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

A position description is attached.