Job Requisition ID: 6830
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location:
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
Employment Type: Part Time
Posting Date: 26 Jan 2026
Monash Health is a great place to work
Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people's homes.
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About our Lived & Living Experience Workforce at Monash Health
Monash Health is one of the largest Lived and Living Experience Workforce employers in Victoria, encompassing both Consultants and Peer Workers. Our Peer Workforce, which includes both Consumer and Family/Carer Peer Workers, is integral to several of our inpatient units, community teams, emergency departments, and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to fostering a safe and supportive workplace, reinforced by strong professional leadership, reflective supervision, and opportunities for connection through co-reflection, employee forums, and ongoing professional development
About the Team
Clayton Community Mental Health Service comprises of a multidisciplinary team of case managers, including Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. The case managers are supported by Consultant Psychiatrists, Junior Doctors (Registrars, medical officers), a Clinical Psychologist, a GP Patient Transition Coordinator, Exercise Physiologist, Dietitian, Speech Pathology and a Clozapine/Physical health Clinician. The service operates Monday to Friday 8.30 – 17.00.
About the Role
The Family/Carer Peer Worker will provide support to carers in the Clayton Community Care Team, based in Oakleigh. As an integral and highly valued member of the Clayton CCT multidisciplinary team, Family/Carer Peer Workers draw on their own lived experience of supporting a person's mental ill health and recovery and use it with intent and purpose to support others.
Peer Workers act as recovery champions, and practice within the Intentional Peer Support (IPS) values of mutual respect, shared experiences and collaboration. They seek to create authentic connections that foster personal growth and healing. As a non-clinical workforce Peer Workers complement the work of clinical staff without undertaking clinical duties.
About You
As a designated family lived experience role, you will have a declared personal experience of supporting someone living with mental illness, and experience of the mental health system.
You possess a deep understanding of mental health challenges through your own lived experience as a carer and are passionate about supporting others. You have a genuine commitment to enhancing the lives of individuals with mental health difficulties and their carers. With a strong focus on inclusion, diversity, and person-centred care, you bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills to your work. Your enthusiasm, compassion, and ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team set you apart. You are driven to pursue a meaningful and purposeful career, with a desire to grow as a lived experience health professional.
What You Need
As an entry-level peer work role you will demonstrate the following key skills, experience and knowledge (see attached Position Description for a complete list of requirements):
* Declared personal experience of supporting someone living with mental illness, including experience of supporting someone as a mental health service user.
* Ability to use your own lived experience to inspire hope in belief and recovery.
* Knowledge of peer work principles and the ability to support others from a mutual perspective.
* Completion of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training, or willingness to complete.
What the Lived & Living Experience Workforce at Monash Health offers:
* Comprehensive orientation and induction program.
* Up to 2 hours reflective supervision per month, plus group co-reflection spaces.
* Support and mentoring from Peer Work Leads.
* Higher Education Recognition Allowance.
* Funded Lived & Living Experience professional development and training opportunities.
* Regular Lived & Living Experience Workforce forums.
Monash Health employees enjoy a range of benefits including:
* Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay.
* Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program.
* Free flu vaccinations.
* Private health insurance at discounted rates.
* Health imaging services.
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For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further,please call Ann Gallagher on or the Clayton CCT Manager on
Family/ Carer Peer Worker Position Description can be found here
Position Description Attachment can be found here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 24 February, 2026