• Positions at headspace Melton, Werribee, Sunshine, Glenroy or Craigieburn
• Part time to full time contract until December 2026 | 0.4-1.0FTE
• Join a new research trial | Provide online coaching to families at headspace

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the Monash PiP-P2P research trial

This project aims to develop (through co-design) and evaluate a new trained peer workforce of parents with lived experience of caring for adolescents with mental health problems, to provide video-conferencing coaching support for parents engaging in the evidence-based Partners in Parenting online program due to concerns about emerging mental health problems in their adolescent. This new program fills a crucial gap in family-inclusive primary healthcare services for adolescent mental health.

About the job

PiP Family Peer coaches provide individual, online coaching sessions via teleconferencing to parents of teenagers (12 to 17 years) experiencing mental health difficulties. PiP coaches apply their lived experience of parenting a teen through mental health problems to encourage, empower, and motivate parents to try the evidence-based parenting strategies from the PiP modules.

Reporting to the Family Lived Experience Lead you will:

• Deliver individual, evidence-based online coaching to parents using the Partners in Parenting (PiP) program.
• Support and motivate parents to set goals, build skills, and strengthen relationships with their teens.
• Engage parents to complete PiP modules and attend regular coaching sessions, linking them to additional supports as needed.
• Maintain professional, ethical practice including clear role boundaries, confidentiality, and duty of care.
• Participate in supervision, reflective practice, and contribute to continuous quality improvement and research feedback.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training OR Cert IV in Mental Health Peer Work OR other formal qualification and/or training and experience in family/carer Lived Experience work.
• Lived Experience of caring for a teen through mental health challenges to encourage and empower parents to achieve their goals.
• Ability to work with parents in a way that acknowledges diverse family structures and notions of family.
• Ability to listen with empathy and validate parents’ experiences.
• Develop trusting and professional relationships with parents while maintaining peer-coach role boundaries.

Benefits

• SCHADS level 2 - $68,330 - $74,554 commensurate with skills and experience pro rata + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centred environment.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.
• Enhance your skills with specialised training and workshops tailored to your career growth.
• Experience a workspace that was thoughtfully created with input from young people, promoting a collaborative and inclusive atmosphere.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

For the full position description, visit HERE.

This is a contract until December 2026, part to full time (0.4 -1.0) negotiable.

Applications will close on the advertised closing date (4pm), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.