• Part-time (0.8 EFT) (8 days/fortnight)
• Fixed Term - Ending June 2026
• Lived Experience Worker Level 2
• Located at Ramsay Clinic Albert Road - Women's Recovery Network (WREN)
• Frequent professional development opportunities

Are you someone with a lived experience of supporting someone experiencing mental health challenges?

What's in it for you

• Regular professional supervision
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment

About us

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of services, which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne.

The single most important goal of AMAH is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process.

WREN is an innovative project being developed in response to the Royal Commission recommendations for partnerships between the public and private sector, and the need for gender segregation and sexually safe units.

We recognise that women experiencing mental ill-health have specific needs that differ from their male counterparts that require tailored treatment and support.

Our 30-bed facility located at Albert Road Clinic will be run in a partnership between Ramsay Health and Alfred Health.

The unit will provide a state-wide comprehensive specialist service for women and those who identify as women experiencing severe mental ill-health and trauma. Our care will be trauma informed and wellness focused.

You can read more about WREN here [ABC Article] and here (Premier announcement).

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will provide peer support to carers and families that have a relative or friend receiving care from the Woman’s Recovery Network. You will work in partnership with the AMAH Manager of Carer Peer Workforce Development, WREN Carer Peer Practice Lead, Senior Carer Peer Worker, Carer Consultant and multidisciplinary team to ensure the unique needs of families are understood and that families are supported during the treatment planning processes.

Support and supervision of the Carer Peer Support Workers is provided by the Senior Carer Peer. In addition, group supervision and reflective practice is co-facilitated by the Practice Lead and Workforce Development.

About you

• Lived experience of supporting someone experiencing mental health challenges - essential
• Formal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful - Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, Intentional Peer Support Training, or other peer workforce experience
• Experience working collaboratively with individuals and groups to build and maintain effective relationships within multidisciplinary teams
• Australian working rights
• Full Covid-19 vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver's License, current Working with Children Check and be willing to undergo a Background Check

Other benefits

• Portable long service leave from other public health services
• Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, access to salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
• Located close to public transport and cafes

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the 'Apply Now' button, include your resume and cover letter by the closing date.

For more information regarding the position, please contact Jenny Babb (Director, State-wide & Specialist Services) via email: [email protected] using the subject line: Carer Peer Worker (Level 2) - Women's Recovery Network enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.