Children’s Health Queensland are currently seeking seeking an Advanced Peer Worker (Youth) to join our team, someone who understands the path to recovery because they've walked it themselves. Based on the impact of shared experience, you'll leverage your experience of mental illness and recovery to connect with and empower young people facing similar challenges.

Job details

About the Role

• Ensure young people, families and staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
• Establish, develop and maintain a supportive relationship with young people and their families, recognising the diversity of people's culture and providing support that is culturally responsive, sensitive and appropriate.
• Support and mentor the AO3 Peer Workers within the team and or across the broader continuum of mental health care.
• Commit to patient safety and quality in the delivery of health care by actively participating in safety and quality practices.
• Participate in the collection of consumer, carer and family feedback as required and support individuals to participate in advisory groups and other relevant service quality initiatives as appropriate.
• Utilising experience, skills and knowledge in; consumer education, support and provide a responsive framework that meets the needs of young people and their families.
• Utilise group work skills in delivering psycho education programs and participate in co-facilitating peer-based consumer groups within the clinical setting.
• Co-facilitate training to all staff, students and the community, as required, reflecting on the consumer perspective.
• Actively identify areas of improvement to the service and the clinical environment.
• Utilise well developed communication and consultation skills to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to promote the functions of the Youth-to-Youth Peer Worker Program in conjunction with CYMHS Consumer Carer Participation team.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and complement existing service frameworks to assist young people on their recovery journey within the community.
• Collaborate with NGO's and assist with building their capacity to provide service to mental health consumers.
• Provide consumer representation on selection and recruitment panels and or hold consumer representative roles, representing a broader CYMHS consumer perspective

 About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; Please review the Role Description and Application Pack for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  646885 - AO4 Senior Peer Worker - RD (PDF, 661KB)
  Role Description