Youth LE - Capacity Building Lead

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.

• Permanent, Full-Time (1.0 EFT / 80 Hours + ADO, though part-time may be considered) 
• Lived Experience Worker Level 4
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Based in Moorabbin

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

The Youth Lived Experience – Capacity Building Lead will be part of a supportive interdisciplinary team, reporting to the Manager, Youth Program. This exciting new position has been established to support the continued development and leadership of the youth lived & living experience program within the Infant, Child & Youth Area Mental Health Service within AMAH.

AMAH has a growing lived/living experience peer workforce. This position has been created to support the youth workforce and is responsible for leading and building the capacity of the youth peer workers, working closely with the Manager, Youth Program and the Consumer Peer Program Coordinator. 

This position will play a key role in ensuring that the youth Lived Experience mental health workforce maintains a recovery-orientated focus and is supported.

About you

• 1 year experience working in a designated Lived Experience leadership role  
• Lived Experience of mental health challenges  
• Formal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful
• Experience in providing supervision or workplace support to consumer Lived Experience workforce, and experience delivering education/or co-facilitating groups is desirable

You'll also have to complete/provide a valid Victorian Working with Children Check, be willing to undergo a background check, and you'll require Australian working rights. 

What's in it for you

• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
• Flexible Heath Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Access to discounted gym membership for gyms across Melbourne via Fitness Passport
• Located close to public transport and cafes

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter. NOTE - applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Any queries please contact Jessica Anson - Manager, Youth Program on ph: 0437 863 358 or via email: j.anson@alfred.org.au or Pru Howell-Jay (Acting Director Consumer Lived/Living Experience) on ph: 0436 858 674 / p.howelljay@alfred.org.au

Applications Close: 11pm AEDT, Wednesday, 25th February 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.