Carer Peer Worker (LEW L2) - Adult Inpatient Unit

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• Permanent position
• Part-time (48 hours per fortnight)
• Lived Experience Worker Level 2 Year 1-4 (MP32-MP35)
• Located at The Alfred
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

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

Adult Inpatient Unit (IPU)

Our Adult Inpatient Mental and Addictions Health team is comprised of dedicated and compassionate mental health clinicians and lived experience workers. We celebrate diversity within our workforce and are a socially active team with a genuine interest in each other’s wellbeing. We set high standards and our team is committed to delivering timely and effective care to individuals in need, ensuring their well-being and promoting recovery. We also value higher learning and have a supportive lived experience management team who are dedicated to supporting the professional growth of our lived experience workers.

The Role

The Carer Peer Worker works in conjunction with our clinical team to provide support to family members or other carers in the network of the consumer. Carers/family members and friends often provide the main safety net and support system for a consumer. Evidence shows that when carers/family and friends are involved with services, outcomes for consumers improve.

The aim of Carer Peer Support is to:

• Minimise the impact of complex mental health issues on carers and significant others of consumers within the service
• Support the engagement of carers/families and significant others with the service in order to enhance the process of recovery for consumers experiencing serious suicidal ideation

About You

As our Carer Peer Worker, you will draw from your own lived experience in a purposeful manner to offer support, either face to face or over the telephone, to families, carers and supporters of our consumers.

Essential

• A personal lived experience of caring for a family member or someone with mental health challenges

Highly Regarded:

• Formal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful (Certificate IV in Peer Work, Cert IV in Mental Health, Intentional Peer Support training)
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent or willingness to complete this within 12 months
• Experience working in a peer support role
• Experience of the public or private mental health system 
• Experience facilitating family/carer support groups
• Australian working rights and current influenza vaccination
• Be willing to complete a police check

Staff Benefits 

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Onsite car and bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Kate Doswell, Allied Health Manager - Hospital & Emergency Psychiatry on k.doswell@alfred.org.au, or Gill Maddern, Manager Carer Lived Experience Workforce on 0428 897 722.

Applications close 11pm AEST, Friday 27 June 2025.

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

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. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au