Senior Family Carer Peer Work ICYMHS at Eastern Health

Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Peer Support, Lived Experience, Case Management, Communication, Organisational Skills, Recovery-oriented Practice, Family Sensitive Care, Systemic Collaboration, Autonomous Practice, Empathy

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Senior Family Carer Peer Worker Lived Experience Workforce | 0.5 EFT- 38 hours fortnight Classification Level 3 - AK43-46+ super + salary packaging Box Hill | Mental Health and Wellbeing Service Eastern Health Culture of learning and improvement | Partner in care at a leading health service Are you a carer of a family member who has used acute public mental health services?  Are you passionate about carers and families having a voice and receiving the best possible supports?  An exciting opportunity exists at Eastern Health’s Mental Health and Wellbeing service for a Senior Family Carer Peer Worker role within the Infant Child Youth Mental Health service (ICYMH’s) Community Team. Eastern Health Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs. About the role This Senior Family Carer Peer Worker role is within the Infant Child Youth Mental Health service (ICYMH’s) Community Team based at Box Hill. Our Lived Experience Workforce (LEW) is a non-clinical team that operates across various clinical settings, including Crisis Assessment Treatment Teams, Acute Inpatient Units, Emergency Departments, Community Teams, and Rehabilitation Services within our Mental Health & Wellbeing Program. The Senior Family Carer Peer Support Worker brings a complementary lived experience perspective to clinical care. Through structured peer support, the role supports families, carers, and supporters to navigate their individual caring journeys. The position empowers families, carers, and supporters to make informed choices, foster hope, and connect with meaningful roles, relationships, and community supports. The Senior Family Carer Peer Support Worker works collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff and management to ensure the best possible outcomes for carers and families. The role also requires the ability to work independently and demonstrate autonomous practice within agreed frameworks. About you To be successful in this role you will possess: Lived experience as a family member or carer of a person who has been a consumer of public acute mental health services Demonstrated understanding and empathy of the broad impact of mental illness on consumers and carers/families and of the evidence base for inclusive, family sensitive and recovery-oriented practice. Demonstrated ability to work systemically with internal and external services and staff to benefit carers and families. A strong commitment to high quality care The ability to work as part of a diverse team Excellent communication and organisational skills What the Lived Experience Workforce at Eastern health offers: Comprehensive orientation and induction program. Up to 2 hours of reflective supervision per month, plus group co-reflection spaces. Support and mentoring from Peer Work Team Leads. Higher Education Recognition Allowance. Funded Lived & Living Experience professional development and training opportunities. Regular Lived & Living Experience Workforce forums. What we offer Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here! Mentor and Shadowing program Access to discovery days across our 50 sites Study and professional development leave Friendly & supportive teams Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fitness Passport for work-life balance Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme Access to Private Health Insurance offers Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training Cafes at all our hospitals Good to know: We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team. We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees. As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing are embedded in our everyday culture. Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. Advertising may end before the closing date. We do not accept recruitment agency application If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles. Please click here for postion description linkContact Person: Kate Bristow Contact Email: kate.bristow@easternhealth.org.au Job Posting End Date: 19/07/2026 Need help submitting your application? Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles] Click Here for the Candidate Guide also for help in our recruitment process! Our Values in Action: Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day

Responsibilities

Provide structured peer support to families and carers navigating mental health services for children and youth. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to empower carers to make informed choices and connect with community supports.