Family Peer Specialist - Eating Disorders

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.

Have you supported (or continue to support) a young person with an eating disorder?

If the answer is YES - we are looking for YOU!

• Fixed term to 30 June 2027, Part-time (45.6 hrs/fn / 3 days/week)
• Based in Moorabbin with some travel required between locations
• Lived experience as a carer of a young person with an eating disorder is essential
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision

The Department

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) is welcoming to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.  

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.  

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers.  

Our service is divided into two streams 0-11 and 12-26 years and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support. 

Here at Bayside Health our staff share they are proud of the workplace at Alfred ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. We pride ourselves on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.  

If you want to build a career in a team that adopts a family focused and systemic lens, and one which values respect, partnership and integrity, then click below to learn more about this job opportunity 

Family Lived Experience 

The Family / Carer Peer Specialist program works in conjunction with our clinical teams to journey alongside family members or other carers in the network of the young person. Family members and friends often provide the main safety net and support system for a young person. Evidence shows that when family and friends are involved with services, outcomes for young people improve.

The aim of Family Peer Lived Experience is to:

• promote hope and through shared experience of supporting a young person, encourage a positive and recovery outlook;
• minimise the impact of complex mental health issues on family and significant others of young people within the service; and
• support the engagement of families and significant others with the service in order to enhance the process of recovery for young people experiencing complex mental health issues.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As one of our Family Peer Specialists, you will draw from your own lived experience to offer support, either face to face or over the telephone, to families of young people up to 26 years of age attending Alfred ICYAMHWS.

ABOUT YOU

• Lived experience as a carer of a young person with an eating disorder (essential)
• Desire and commitment to the provision of emotional support to family members/significant others of young people experiencing an eating disorder
• Australian working rights and current influenza vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain one, and be willing to undergo a Police Check (International Police check also if lived overseas within the past 10 years)

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car (subject to availability) and bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Located close to public transport and cafes

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

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, including your resume and cover letter. 

For more information regarding the position please contact Wendy McCulloch (Manager, Family/Carer Program) via phone (Mon-Thur) on 0439 196 093 or via email anytime [email protected]

Applications close: Thursday 14th May 2026, 11pm AEST.

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.