Consumer Peer Worker

Consumer Peer Worker

Looking for a way to make a real impact on our community? Be at the forefront of a dynamic workforce utilising lived experience of mental health challenges and personal recovery journey to provide peer support and advocacy to people accessing specialist Community Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol (MHDA) services.

Our benefits:

• A collaborative, teams-based multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
• Engaging and intellectually stimulating work
• A team that is inclusive, respectful, and values the diverse communities it serves
• A position dedicated to empowering others to achieve their goals
• Salary Packaging, professional development, health and wellbeing support and relocation support considerations

Employment type: Permanent Part time
Position classification: Health education officer (Grad / Non-Grad)
Remuneration: $64,985.00 - $118,754.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)  
Hours per week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ642387
Location: Deniliquin Community Health 

Who we are:

The Deniliquin CMHAOD team is the third largest of six CMHAOD teams across Murrumbidgee LHD. The CMHAOD team has approximately 12 multidisciplinary clinicians and a range of support staff, who provide MH AOD services, across the life span from a site in the main street of Deniliquin.

We work closely with MyStep and other community organisations to ensure people receive the right care for their needs. At a district level we have access to clinical leaders for MH, AOD and other specialty services such as Aboriginal Mental Health, eating disorders and Perinatal Infant Mental Health.

What you’ll be doing:

The Consumer Peer Worker is responsible and accountable to the local Specialist Community Mental Health (CMH) Team Leader and will work collaboratively as part of the CMH multidisciplinary team to implement effective and planned peer led recovery activities as agreed and appropriate within the service. The MLHD MHDA Coordinator, Consumer Participation Strategy will work alongside the CMH Manager and the CMH Team Leaders to provide strategic direction to the consumer peer workforce, and guidance and regular supervision to the Consumer Peer Worker in relation to their roles and professional development.
Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.
 

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Personal lived experience
• NSW WWCC
• Driver’s license
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer) or commitment to undertake within 18 months of commencement.

More information:

 1) Download the position description
 2) Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Laura Hand-Ross, Community Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Team Manager on 03 5880 2100 or Laura.HandRoss@health.nsw.gov.au

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11) . You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications close: 25 March 2026