• Join a leading organisation in youth mental health
• Lead a team of youth peer workers and make a real difference to young people and their mental health journey
• Part-time (0.5 FTE) fixed term contract until 30 June 2022 with further employment opportunities
• Access to generous NFP salary packaging and flexible work/life balance arrangements 

The Opportunity

This role will provide support and supervision to the Youth Peer Workers who provide support to young people accessing services at headspace Centres in Glenroy, Craigieburn, Werribee, Sunshine and Melton and the Orygen Parkville Hub.  

Youth Peer Workers are committed, passionate young people who have personal lived experience of mental ill health. This may also include challenges with physical ill health, alcohol and other drug use, work and study challenges or caring for someone with mental ill health. Youth Peer Workers intentionally share this lived experience to young people (aged 12 – 25 years) in order to guide young people through their mental health journey and/or supporting them through their time with headspace. 

About Orygen 

The why behind what we do is important. We believe that all young people deserve to grow into adulthood with optimal mental health. Everything we do is focused on this outcome. Orygen is leading and redefining what’s possible in global research, policy, education and clinical care. Find out more on our website. 

The role & your impact 

As part of the Regional Model, the Youth Peer Worker Lead focuses on the ‘co-delivery’ component, facilitating the involvement of young people and families with a lived experience of mental ill-health and providing support to young people. 

Reporting to the Director - Clinical Service Innovation, the Youth Peer Work Lead - Primary Services will develop the Youth Peer Work program, including recruiting, training and orientating a pool of Youth Peer Workers, developing resources to support the delivery of youth peer work sessions, and providing support and supervision to the Youth Peer Workers at headspace centres and the Parkville Hub.  

Benefits 

This is a part-time 0.5 FTE fixed term contract until 30 June 2022. Depending on your skills and experience, a salary of $70,000 - $75,000 p.a. (pro rata) is offered plus superannuation, access to generous NFP salary packaging, flexible work/life balance benefits, supportive team, highly regarded supervision programs and development opportunities, purposeful work that makes a real difference to lives of young people and their families and carers and career opportunities within an organisation that is the leader in youth mental health.

About you 

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

• Aged between 18 and 30 years for the duration of your employment
• A personal lived experience of mental ill health. This may also include challenges with physical ill health, alcohol and other drug use, work and study challenges or caring for someone with mental ill health.
• A minimum of twelve months experience working in a peer work role and demonstrated experience in providing peer support or supporting others using their own lived experience
• Demonstrated experience providing peer work supervision and support.
• High level interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a diverse range of people, families and stakeholders
• Capacity to problem solve effectively, engage and work creatively with other staff, families and carers. 
• Capacity and willingness to conduct training and group programs with staff, young people and families and carers.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• A commitment to improving the way services are delivered for young people and their carers/families.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people
• Confidence to advocate for themselves and families in a clinical environment
• Highly organised, with the ability to work autonomously and prioritise work tasks
• High level written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop resources and training for other Peer Workers. 

To view the FULL selection criteria and learn more about this opportunity, please go to www.orygen.org.au/About/Work-with-Us or contact Amelia Callaghan on [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Peer Worker Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. Orygen may close the advertisement before the closing date.

Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our strategic commitment to partner with First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.

A position description is attached.