Online Youth Peer Worker

• A great opportunity to join a leader in youth mental health
• Purposeful work and make a real difference
• Part-time (0.4 – 0.6 FTE) fixed term contract until 30/07/21 with opportunity of renewal
• Generous NFP Salary Packaging and flexible work/life balance arrangements
• Supportive team, social club events, wellbeing sessions, climate action group, LGBTIQA+ network & more

The Opportunity

Are you committed and passionate about making a real difference to the lives of young people (aged 16 – 25 years old) and their families and carers through sharing your own personal or lived experience in caring for someone with mental and/or physical ill health, drug and alcohol use, or work and study challenges? Orygen Digital would love you to apply and join our supportive multi-disciplinary team that lives our values of Respect, Accountability, Teamwork, Excellence and Innovation. You will receive training and ongoing support and supervision to ensure your career at Orygen is both fulfilling and rewarding without compromising on your life goals.

The Role

As the Online Youth Peer Worker, you will play a critical role in:

• Sharing your lived experience to young people on the Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) platform, in order to guide young people through their mental health journey and/or supporting them through their time on MOST;
• Providing insight and experience as a young person to ensure the platform is relevant and engaging to the young people that access the platform; and
• Participating as a youth voice within different teams in Orygen Digital through guidance and mentoring from the Peer Work Project Officer and other stakeholders in the MOST project.

Depending on your skills and experience, a salary of $55,842 – $60,940 p.a. (pro rata) is offered + superannuation + generous NFP salary packaging increasing net pay + flexible work/life balance benefits + great supportive team + purposeful work that makes a real difference to lives of young people and their families and carers + career opportunities within an organisation that is the leader in youth mental health.

What you will bring to the role

It is essential for the role as an Online Youth Peer Worker you are aged between 18 and 25 years for the duration of your employment term within this role, and you will have personal experience of challenges or have lived experience in caring for someone with any of the following: mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drug and/or work and study challenges. You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health outcomes for young people. In addition, you will bring:

• Good computer skills as well as familiarity with online social networking platforms.
• Willingness and ability to communicate an attitude of hope and optimism to young people.
• Knowledge of the youth mental health system and support services for young people.
• Experience and/or knowledge of peer work principles as they apply in a youth health setting.
• Capacity to problem solve effectively, engage with and work creatively together with young people.
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team composed of other young people, clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Excellent time management skills.

To see the FULL selection criteria and learn more about this opportunity, please refer to the Position Description below or contact Rafi Armanto at rafi.armanto@orygen.org.au for a confidential discussion.