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The Family Peer Worker will work within a team of Family Peer Workers who offer empathetic listening, provide support and information, befriending and peer support drawing on their own experience of supporting their own children, young adult family members and significant others. The Family Peer Worker will be required to be self-motivated and directed, and will demonstrate a sound ability to engage with a range of people, based at our headspace Werribee service.

Reporting to the Family Peer Work Development Lead – Primary Care Services you will:

• Offer informal drop-in and appointment-based services for FAF of young people who attend headspace.
• Offer empathic listening and provide support to FAF of young people attending headspace.
• Use recovery and intentional peer support frameworks to guide their work.
• Provide assistance with linking FAF into other family support, mental health, AOD and other relevant services in their area.

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:

• A personal experience of supporting a child and/or, young adult family member who is/was experiencing challenges with their mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drugs and/or work and study
• Capacity to problem solve effectively, engage and work creatively with FAF.
• Capacity and willingness to conduct groups with FAF
• A commitment to improving the way services are delivered for young people and their FAF.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $58,000-$63,000 pro rata 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.

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This is a part time (0.4 FTE) fixed term position available until 31 December 2022.

Applications will on the advertised closing date unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

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.