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Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery improvement research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne from ambulatory to inpatient and home and communitybased services.
Are you a young personwith a lived/living experience ofmental health challenges Join the Youth Program Team at headspace Early Psychosis at Bentleigh to act as a recovery champion for young people.
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU
ABOUT US
headspaceEarly Psychosisis an innovative and comprehensive youth early psychosis program being delivered through one program in each Australian state. Through this initiative young people and their families have timely access to comprehensive evidencebased early psychosis services. This program aims to intervene early with young people who have unusual sensory experiences and/or beliefs and their families and service builds on strengths and resilience uses the wisdom of lived experience and fosters hope potential and recovery.
Bentleigh headspace Early Psychosis is a dynamic team seeking to work differently with young people and their families in the area. We value collaborative work and therapeutic interventions. We have a strong and inclusive team culture that seeks to develop staff and improve outcomes for the people we care for.
WHAT YOULL BE DOING
As a Youth Peer Workeryou will draw from your own lived experienceof mental health challenges to act as a recovery champion within the headspace Youth Program team and across our services. In this role you will be responsible for providing onetoone support to young people.Please note this is not a clinical role.
In this roleyou will also work with and alongside clinical teams. Whilst youth peer workers are not clinicians they are a much valued part of our team. Our Youth Peer Workers have a key responsibility to help inform our service design and delivery. In this context sharing insights that are drawn from your own lived experience may be really important in enabling another staff member or team to develop an understanding of a persons situation or how we may be working and the potential impact of this on a young persons experience.
ABOUT YOU
WHAT YOULL GET
OTHER BENEFITS
Wellbeing initiatives
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Flexible Heath Insurance coverage throughHCF Health Insurance
If this opportunity sounds like it is for you click theAPPLYbutton including your cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and your resume.
For more information regarding the position please contact Jessica Anson on ph:.
Applications Close: 11pm AEST Sunday 18th May 2025
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020 health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the departments risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
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