Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 7th May 2021
Eating Disorders Victoria’s Peer Mentoring Program wishes to engage a number of Lived Experience Peer Mentors. EDV encourages mentors from both metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria to apply for these positions.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have a minimum two-year recovery period from an eating disorder.
Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) is the leading community organisation helping Victorians understand and recover from eating disorders. A trusted source of support since 1983, EDV delivers a broad range of free and low-cost community services that respond across the breadth of the eating disorder experience – from discovery to recovery.
EDV's Peer Mentoring Program (PMP) is a unique and effective approach to providing support for adults currently in or transitioning from hospital inpatient units and intensive day programs, and/ or supported by a treatment team, with the aim of sustaining their recovery outcomes in the long term. The PMP has now been running for over four years and is funded by the Victorian Government.
EDV Peer Mentors will be matched with a person in recovery from an eating disorder and have regular contact with the program participant over approximately six-months (13 mentoring sessions). The participant is supported to achieve self-identified goals, which may include independent activities of daily living (e.g., supermarket shopping, eating out), further developing meaningful skills and interests and engaging with community life (e.g. connecting with local community groups, learning a new skill or activity, planning for or returning to work). PMP sessions occur on a fortnightly basis, take place in a variety of community settings and are scheduled in agreement with PMP team.
The health and wellbeing of all Peer Mentors is of great importance to EDV, and they are supported via regular contact with the PMP office staff as well as bi-monthly group debrief sessions run by a psychologist. Peer Mentors will also participate in the evaluation of this program through a range of activities such as completing questionnaires, interviews and focus groups throughout the program.
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For full conditions and requirements of this role, please see the Position Description.
Key contact for further information:
Rachael Duck, PMP Manager
[email protected] using the subject line: Peer Mentor enquiry via EthicalJobs
9994 0354 ext. 214