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Where your career, health and lifestyle can thrive.

Make a real impact where it matters most – join the Lived Experience Workforce as a Peer Support Worker. Be part of a passionate team delivering world-class healthcare in one of Australia’s most stunning and diverse regions. In your new role you will provide efficient, effective, ethical and confidential person centred, nonclinical peer support within the Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service, within the youth community setting.

About us:

The Cairns Child and Youth Mental Health Service is a specialist child and youth multidisciplinary team that provides clinical services including triage/intake, crisis response, assessment, treatment, and case management to consumers who experience complex or severe mental health concerns. The team promote a strengths-based, recovery focused approach to working with children, young people and their families.

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will….





- Participate in ‘meet & greet' and intake process to understand young people's needs.
- Utilise your lived experience, skills and knowledge of recovery to actively participate in meeting the education and training needs of clients and staff.
- Hold an understanding of available community support services and assist clients with navigation and linkages to relevant services.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams and clinical reviews as required representing the peer workforce.
- Apply thoughtful and ethical decision making, with support and guidance as required, to act within operational and professional boundaries.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work setting.

Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.

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📌 Peer Support Worker (Child and Youth Mental Health) - Cairns
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Cairns