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**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 position

- Part time and full time positions available (up to 76 hours per fortnight)

- Patient Services Assistant Level 1-2 (PS21 or PS25)

- Located at The Alfred

- Great staff benefits, including salary packaging

**The Department**

Alfred Health Support Services provides non-clinical support services across Alfred Health, these services include cleaning services, car parking and fleet management, waste management, gardens and grounds, distribution, security and access control, ward support, linen services, ancillary services, food services and hospitality.

**The Role**

The Ward Support Assistant will provide a customer focused service to patients and relevant stakeholders of Alfred Health and adhere to all requirements ensuring the support services are delivered in an efficient and effective manner. The Ward Support Assistant will perform all scheduled and ad-hoc support tasks within a specific ward as required.

**Essential**

**Qualifications and Experience Required**

- You must hold a Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

- Have the ability and adaptability to participate in change

- Have completed or be willing to participate in training and education appropriate to improve skills required for the performance of the position

- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

~~Desirable~~

- Background in ward support or similar position in health care setting

**Staff Benefits**

- Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia

- Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability

- Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership

- Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport (pre-tax memberships)

- Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

~~If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.~~

**For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Daniel Pham, Ancillary & Ward Support Manager – da.pham@alfred.org.au**

**Applications close 11pm AEDT, Tuesday 23rd of June 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.

Ward Support Assistant

**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, Part-time (0.8EFT / 64 hours per fortnight)

- Lived Experience Worker Level 2 or 3 depending on experience

- Located between ARCC in St Kilda and PARC in South Yarra

- Regular supervision and frequent opportunities for professional development

- Great staff benefits!

**The Department**

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of services which focus on people with a mental illness residing in the Inner Southeastern area of Melbourne.

**Community Residential Rehabilitation Services**

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) and Alma Road Community Care Unit (ARCC) form the community residential services for Adult and Older Adult program. PARC provides short term support for up to 28 days in a step up and step-down model for consumers living within the AMAH catchment area. The PARC service model is a partnership between AMAH and ERMHA 365.

ARCC provides a medium-term residential rehabilitation program for up to 14 people living on site with 24-hour support with an outreach transition program for up to 6 consumers.

**The Role**

In this role, you will provide intentional peer support to consumers through the purposeful use of lived/living experience of mental health challenges and recovery. You will work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to promote hope, connection, self-determination, advocacy, and recovery-oriented practice.The role will work across ARCC and PARC and support the development and delivery of the group program.

This position may be appointed at either Grade 2 or Grade 3 depending on your demonstrated experience, capability, and level of autonomous peer practice.

**About You**

You will draw from your own lived experience of having a significant mental health challenge and the ability to use your experience to inspire hope and belief in recovery.

**Essential**

- Identified lived/living experience of mental health challenges.

- Demonstrated understanding of consumer peer work and recovery-oriented practice.

- Australian working rights and current influenza vaccination

- Current drivers licence

- Be willing to complete a police check

**For Grade 3 Appointment**

- Demonstrated experience working in a peer work role (typically 12 months or more).

- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within peer scope of practice.

**Desirable**

- Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work.

- Intentional Peer Support Training

**Staff Benefits**

- Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia

- Onsite car (subject to availability) and bike parking opportunities

- Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness

- Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

- Close to public transport and cafes

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

**For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Levi Dowsett (Team Leader Peer Work Adult & Older Adult Services) on ph: 0428 490 441 or via email l.dowsett@alfred.org.au**

**Applications close at 11.00 pm AEST on Sunday 7th June 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.

Consumer Peer Worker - Adult Mental Health Rehab and Recovery Services

**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/ Part Time (64 hours per fortnight)

- Lived Experience Worker Level 2 or Level 3 - depending on experience

- Located at Albert Road Clinic (Ramsay Health)

- 5 weeks annual leave and salary packaging

**Women’s Recovery Network**

WREN is a 35 bed women’s mental health service. This is an innovative response to the Royal Commissions recommendation on private/ public partnerships and the need for gender and sexual safe units. In partnership Alfred Care Group, Ramsay Health and Goulburn Valley Health will provide a state-wide, specialist comprehensive trauma informed, wellness focused service for women, or those who identify as women, who present with mental health conditions. This service will assess, treat and support women over 18 years of age presenting with complex mental health conditions in a relational context, including presentation during the perinatal period and for women presenting with eating disorders.

This service will include a combination of inpatient and bed substitution beds. This includes 5 perinatal beds, 5 eating disorder beds, 14 General Women’s Mental Health beds within the Albert Road Clinic (ARC) Hub and up to 2 beds in Shepparton Private Hospital in the Shepparton Spoke.

**The Role**

This is a permanent, part-time position, with an expectation of some coverage of extended hours and weekend work, and is based at the Ramsay Clinic Albert Rd (RCAR).

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Consumer Peer Worker will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users, to support them through their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, they will promote choice, self-determination, hope and opportunities to seek or maintain socially valued roles and connections in their local communities.

This role will work primarily from the Lilac Pod but will work across the whole unit including the Hospital in the Home Team.

In this role, you can offer a unique perspective on recovery that requires a different approach than mainstream clinical mental health service delivery.

**Lived Experience Workforce**

AMAH’s Lived Experience Workforce is a growing and valued team of peer and carer professionals in designated roles such as Directors, Coordinators, Consultants, Educators, and Support Workers. They contribute across all service areas, including youth, adult, older adult, emergency, and statewide specialist services like Women’s Mental Health and Residential Eating Disorders.

**Experience And Qualifications Required**

~~Mandatory~~

- Lived experience of your own mental challenges and recovery journey, and a rich understanding of your own processes of recovery that inspires hope and belief in recovery

- Experience of the public or private mental health system

- A Current Victorian Driver’s License

- A satisfactory Working With Children Check

~~Highly Regarded~~

- Formal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful (Certificate IV in Peer Work, Cert IV in Mental Health, Intentional Peer Support training)

- Experience working in a peer support role.

- Australian working rights and current Influenza vaccination

**Staff Benefits**

- Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia

- Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance

- Onsite car (subject to availability) and bike parking opportunities,

- Fantastic onsite fitness facilities nearby at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness

- Childcare services nearby at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

**Enquiries to Jessie Norie Team Leader Lived Experience Peer Work at j.norie@alfred.org.au**

**Applications close: 11pm, Sunday, 7th June 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.

Consumer Peer Worker - Women's Recovery Network

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