At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and advocate for families in youth mental health, shaping support services.
- Company: Bayside Health, a leading public health service in Melbourne.
- Benefits: Enjoy 5 weeks annual leave, salary packaging, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible hours, supportive team, and close to public transport.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.
- Qualifications: Lived experience with mental health challenges and previous senior role experience required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 $ per year.
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.
The Department Bayside Health (Alfred Care Group) are expanding the Community Youth Forensic Mental Health Service (CFYMHS). The expanded service will extend existing consultation services as well as provide direct service to children and young adults in Eastern Victoria. The program will focus on early intervention with children and young people with offending behaviours to divert and enable alternative life trajectories. The team will also work with interagency care teams, families and networks to better co-ordinate and address causal factors that lead to offending behaviour. The team will be co-located with the ICYAMHWS service at Moorabbin and some outreach travel to locations across Eastern Victoria, both metropolitan and rural will be required.
Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, and Lived Experience Family Specialist roles are being recruited to ensure development of multidisciplinary community based forensic mental health services for children and youth.
In this role, you will shape the role of Family Lived Experience in the youth forensic mental health sector. Responsive secondary consultation and advocacy will also be offered via a range of methods found to be successful in other consultation programs. This position will expand roles for Lived Experience staff to advocate for the needs of support networks and build skills of clinicians and workers to better understand and where possible address needs of caregivers through peer support, service development, education, and/or primary and secondary consultation.
Experience and Qualifications Required:
- Lived experience as a family member or significant other of a child or young person with mental health challenges (ideally a young person with forensic issues) is essential.
- Previous experience in a designated senior family/carer lived experience role is essential.
- Bachelor qualification and/or Relevant training in family/carer lived experience practice is desirable.
- Be willing to complete a background check & have a satisfactory Working with Children Check.
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. For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Wendy McCulloch (Manager Family Carer Lived Experience) on ph.: 0439 196 *** or at ************@alfred.org.au. Applications close 11pm AEST, Wednesday, 19th August 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.
Family LE Lead (LEW L5) -Community Forensic Youth Mental Health Service in Melbourne employer: Alfred Health
Bayside Health is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment for Neurophysiology Scientists. With a strong focus on professional development, employees benefit from extensive training opportunities, competitive salary packaging, and generous leave entitlements, all while contributing to high-quality healthcare for the diverse communities of metropolitan Melbourne and beyond. The culture at Bayside Health promotes collaboration and compassion, ensuring that staff are empowered to thrive in their roles and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients.
