Youth Peer Worker

Your new job

The Youth Peer worker will deliver peer support to young people, primarily through remote means such as telephone or videoconferencing. You are a committed and passionate young person who has personal and lived experience of mental health challenges and / or mental health service use.

Reporting to the Youth Partnerships in Research Coordinator, you will:

• Contribute to design and implementation of the peer support intervention.
• Coordinate and deliver the peer support intervention to young people from headspace services enrolled in the research project.
• Support the project team, including assisting with facilitation of meetings and activities.
• Work with young people in a non-clinical way that values the shared experiences of a peer.

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:

• Aged between 18 and 30 years for the duration of their employment term.
• Personal lived experience of mental health challenges and/or mental health service use.
• Experience or knowledge of peer support in a mental health context.
• Capacity to problem solve effectively, engage and work creatively with young people.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to communicate warmly and effectively with young people, liaise, build relationships and partnerships, consult and negotiate with a wide variety of stakeholders.

Note: this role requires the applicant to be within a specific age range for the duration of their employment within this role. This role falls under the special measures category in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to promote substantive equality for a group of people who have one (or more) protected attributes such as age. Orygen aims to address equality for young people who have faced or are facing mental ill health challenges.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary between $63,649 – $69,442 commensurate with skills and experience + 11% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals card.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Opportunity to contribute to the success of a purpose driven organisation.
• Flexible working culture.

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 see the attachment below.

This is a part time (0.4 – 0.6 FTE) position for 12 months.

Applications will remain open until closing date, 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 the 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.