Senior Youth Peer Support Worker (LEW Level 3) - Child & Youth Mental Health

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Are you a young person with a lived/living experience of mental health challenges? Be involved in an innovative child and youth mental health service that is making a real difference in the community and join the Youth Program team at Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) and make an impact supporting young people.

• Permanent, part-time (0.6EFT / 45.6 hours)
• Lived Experience Worker Level 3
• Salary Package: $45,651.84 - $ $49,901.28  + Super
• Based in Moorabbin
• Have peer work experience & can bring leadership skills to support our team

What's in it for you

• Great team culture and a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Fitness Passport (Subscription membership across numerous gyms)

About us

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.  

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.  

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of youth peer workers and family peer specialists.  

Our service is divided into two streams 0-11 and 12-26 years, and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support. 

Here at Alfred Care Group our staff share they are proud of the workplace at ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. We pride ourselves on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.  

If you want to build a career in a team that adopts a family focused and systemic lens, and one which values respect, partnership and integrity, then click below to learn more about this job opportunity 

What you'll be doing

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Youth Peer Support Worker will provide peer support to young people, support them in their own unique recovery process, hold space for and empower their voice within the recovery journey. You will also provide support, mentorship and leadership to Youth Peer workers to ensure best practice and consistency in peer support within a recovery-oriented framework. 

What you've got

• Lived experience of mental health challenges as a young person and experience of accessing mental health services.
• Experience as a Youth Peer Support worker, knowledge of peer principles and the ability to support people from a mutual perspective by sharing lived experience.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or guiding Youth Peer Support workers.
• Understanding of the role of orientation, supervision, ongoing personal/professional development and other mechanisms that sustain motivation and enthusiasm for service participation among young people and for oneself.
• Australian working rights and current Influenza vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver License.
• Current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain one and be willing to undergo a Background Check.

What you'll get

• Relevant training (Peer Support, group facilitation, Open Dialogue)
• Regular line management supervision
• Support from the Youth Program Team dedicated to promoting the voice of lived and living experience within ICYAMHWS

Staff Benefits

• Portable long service leave from other public health services
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
• Onsite car and bike parking (subject to availability)
• Located close to public transport and cafes

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, including your cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria, and your resume. Please ensure your cover letter is separately attached.

For more information regarding the positions please contact Jessica Anson (Manager, Youth Program) on ph: 0437 863 358 / J.Anson@alfred.org.au. 

NOTE: Applications without both cover letter and resume will not be accepted, nor will late applications.

Applications Close: 11pm AEDT, Thursday 5th March 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.