• Rapidly growing community health and wellbeing organisation
• Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team
• Make a real and lasting impact in our community

Discover DPV Health

DPV Health is a leading healthcare services provider operating out of Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. Our professional staff deliver a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services.

At DPV Health, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, and actively embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. We are passionate about supporting people to lead happy, healthy lives. We are dedicated to working with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with a disability and people from migrant or refugee backgrounds.  DPV Health is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation; dedicated to the continued support for our LGBTIQ+ community.

A little about the role

DPV Health seek to engage a worker with lived experience of mental health issues to provide peer support in the Head to Health program at the Broadmeadows Super Clinic. The Head to Health program deliver holistic care for anyone of any age experiencing emotional distress, mental ill health and/ or addiction.

• You will deliver and evaluate the CHECK-IN peer support program, which supports consumers who experience mental health challenges due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
• Provide support to consumers in one-to-one and group settings, both over the phone, via video call and in-person. 
• Take a strengths-based approach informed by Narrative Therapy and Intentional Peer Support and encourage consumers to be involved in their own care, treatment or rehabilitation program. 
• Support clinical Head to Health staff to understand the value, benefit, and importance of peer work, enabling clinical staff to embrace lived experience workforce.

About you

You will have knowledge or experience in:

• The issues facing consumers of mental health services. 
• Delivering advocacy (or similar) services within community development programs, in Mental Health. 
• Consumer participation at an individual, group and organisation level. 
• Communicating, collaborating with, and representing a diverse range of people in both and individual and a group setting. 

Desirable: 

• Certificate IV in Peer Work or Intentional Peer Support Working Training
• Tertiary education in community services, community development or other relevant areas or an equivalent combination of experience, education, or training.

The DPV Health Way

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All perks are curated with care, allowing you to thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

• Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the communities we serve. We provide discounted fitness and health insurance memberships free, on-site vaccinations, and confidential counselling services, just to name a few.
• Professional Development – with access to modern, digital eLearning you’ll have flexibility of course timing with access to shorter, more customised content. Accompanied by face to face training, your continual professional development is always top of our priority list. A $500 allowance is available per annum, pro-rata for part time colleagues.
• Salary Packaging – part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Full driver’s license and travel between sites is required
• To view a copy of the Position Description please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Peer Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs

If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a progressive and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply Now today!

For more information and to discuss your candidacy, please contact Program Manager Mental Health Ebony Sharma on 0436 398 562. Please note that we will not be engaging with agencies to source this role.

DPV Health is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. 

We're proud to be Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant. While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media to #DiscoverDPVHealth.