Youth Peer Work Coordinator

at  Orygen The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health

Primary Clinical Services Melbourne Part-time

9/8/2024

• North West Melbourne location | Travel to 5 headspace sites/Parkville
• Part time contract until 30 June 2025 | (0.4FTE)
• Lived experience leadership opportunity | Access to NFP salary packaging

Your new job
The Youth Peer Work Coordinator will provide the Peer Workforce at headspace centres in Glenroy, Craigieburn, Werribee, Sunshine and Melton discipline specific supervision. The role supports the youth peer work team to deliver timely and effective engagement with young people, encourages referral pathways and elevates the voice of young people within Orygen and the headspace centres.

Reporting to the Service Development Lead you will:

• Provide regular discipline specific supervision, professional development and support to youth peer workers in Primary Care services.
• Coordinate reflective and skills-based peer work group and individual supervision, facilitating meetings with minutes and agendas.
• Support and mentor youth peer workers in their daily activities, including working alongside them as required.
• Provide consultation and training to staff regarding youth peer work, lived experience, youth inclusive practice principles and approaches.
• Support the Clinical Services Manager to engage Youth Peer Workers in the relevant headspace teams.

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:

• Current enrollment, intention to enroll or completion of a relevant course (such as the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work) or equivalent work experience in a lived experience leadership role.
• Completion or intention to enroll in Consumer Perspective Supervision Training or equivalent.
• A minimum of twelve months experience working in a lived experience role and demonstrated experience in providing youth peer support or supporting others using their lived experience in a youth mental health setting and personal lived experience of mental ill health challenges.
• Capacity and willingness to conduct training and group programs with staff, young people and families and carers.
• Capacity to problem solve effectively, engage and work creatively with other staff and young people.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary between $73,804 - $79,139 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• 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.
• Opportunity to contribute to the success of a purpose driven organisation.
• Receive support and mentorship for career development.

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.
For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link
https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/a8651f45-d7b4-4ffb-9185-39e12735892a/YPW-Coordinator-August-2024.pdf.aspx
This is a part time (0.4FTE) contract until 30 June 2025.
Applications will close on 23rd August 2024, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building 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, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.
All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.

Please refer the Job description for details