Family and Carer Peer Support Worker (Health Education Officer - Graduate or Non-Graduate)
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (20 hours per week) up to June 2027 and Permanent Part Time ( 24 hours per week)
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Graduate or Non Graduate
Remuneration: $32.77 - $59.89 per hour + annual leave loading + Superannuation
Location: Concord Centre for Mental Health
Requisition ID: REQ640257
Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
About the role
The Family and Carer Peer Support Worker uses their lived experience of caring for a person with a lived experience of mental distress to support families, carers and kinship groups in improving their own health and well-being, increasing their mental health literacy, consolidating their caring role, undertaking systems advocacy and systemic improvements, and amplifying the Carer voice throughout the mental health service.
Mental Health Services are committed to improving mental health for people and our communities in partnership with consumers, families and service providers. We are proud to provide quality healthcare, deliver safe and appropriate care, ensure access to services, support our workforce, and work closely with the local community to manage the changing demand for services.
We have two roles available for Family and Carer Peer Support Workers:
- Adult Mental Health (24 hours per week)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Safeguards) (two 0.5 FTE negotiable)(Temp up to Jun 30 2027)
This is an exciting opportunity to join our evolving Family and Carer Workers, and be part of our thriving lived experience workforce in mental health services. You will receive lived experience specific training and supervision to undertake your role.
This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
For more information, please view the Position Description
Ideal Candidate
- Personal experience of caring for someone experiencing mental distress, and demonstrated experience using recovery principles. A degree in a relevant field is required for payment at Graduate rate.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to plan, implement and evaluate group and individual peer led interventions.
- Understanding of and commitment to recovery oriented services and peer involvement in service design, implementation and evaluation.
- Current NSW Driver's Licence (P2 Licence acceptable).
Benefits and Perks!
- Accrued Day Off each month (For full time roles) paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
- Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
- Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.
For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits
This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
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For enquiries, please contact Megan Still on 0417 043 648 or email at megan.still@health.nsw.gov.au
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Applications Close: 10 March 2026
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