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Youth Peer Workers are committed, passionate young people who have personal lived experience of challenges and/or difficulties with mental ill health. Youth Peer Workers intentionally share this lived experience with young people who access services in order to guide young people through their mental health journey.

Working within the Orygen Youth Prevention and Recovery Center, the Youth Peer Worker will:

• Engage and support young people to access appropriate supports within the YPARC and community.
• Participate in the ‘meet and greet’ and admission process to understand young people’s needs.
• Participate in and develop functional recovery and life skills activities and relationship building activities.
• Work with young people in a non-clinical way that values the shared experiences of a peer and supports the young person to appropriately engage with services appropriate to their needs.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Aged between 18 and 30 years for the duration of your employment term.
• Personal lived experience of challenges and/or difficulties with mental ill health.
• Experience or knowledge of peer work/youth participation principles/frameworks.
• Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $60,000-$65,500 commensurate with skills and experience + 10% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now. If you would like to review the position description please follow the link below here

This is a part time (0.8 FTE) permanent position.

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 commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.