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The Lived Experience – Consumer Peer Worker will provide one-on-one peer support and will help facilitate consumer groups as part of the LEW for the broader ICYMH Service. They will be a valuable member of the AIPU multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the maintenance of a positive, inclusive, and responsive therapeutic milieu, through supporting consumers who come to the AIPU and clinical colleagues, leading to improved experiences of therapeutic care and outcomes.
Job Responsibility
Provide one-on-one peer support
Help facilitate consumer groups
Contribute to the maintenance of a positive, inclusive, and responsive therapeutic milieu
Support recovery-oriented care through one-on-one peer support, group facilitation, advocacy, collaboration, and service improvement
Help amplify the voice and experiences of consumers within the broader mental health service
Requirements
Lived experience of Cert IV in Mental Health Peer Work or 12 months prior experience in a peer role
Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and cultural sensitivity
Commitment to maintaining wellbeing and professional boundaries
What we offer
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options