What are the responsibilities and job description for the Consumer Coordinator & Peer Researcher position at Orygen?
- Parkville location | Onsite parking close to public transport
- Empower young voices | collaborate on youth-centred research
- 0.4 FTE | contract to 17 Feb 27
Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.
For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.
About The Job
Reporting to the Head, Youth Involvement Research you will:
- Support the establishment and management of a co-design crew and Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG).
- Facilitate co-design work, ensuring meaningful youth participation in decision-making processes.
- Review and prepare research materials through a lived experience lens.
- Assist with data collection, analysis, and contributing to research outputs like abstracts and journal articles.
- Collaborate with study investigators, peer researchers, and other team members on various research tasks.
The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:
- Relevant qualification in health services research, youth mental health, or gender studies.
- Personal lived experience of mental health challenges and knowledge of youth mental health services.
- Strong communication, planning, and organisational skills with experience in team or project coordination.
- Ability to engage with young people and senior investigators, and work creatively in partnership.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, social media, and willingness to undertake basic research tasks.
- $70,000 – $75,000 pro rata 11.5% superannuation $15,900 in NFP salary packaging $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
- Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
- Collaborate in a workplace that values and empowers young voices.
- Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
- Play a key role in innovative research, clinical services, and community engagement.
If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.
For the full position description, visit/getmedia/580b831e-b01d-42b7-820a-2c91eba65e34/Position-description-NAIMH-17-Feb-2025-(6).pdf.aspx
This is a 0.4 FTE contract, until 17 February 2027
Applications will close on Thursday 27 March, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.
Salary : $15,900
