Peer Worker - Peer Services
💬 Use your story to support others in recovery
🧠 Be a voice for change in mental health services
🤝 Build hope, connection, and empowerment daily
Support others on their recovery journey. Use your lived experience to inspire hope, advocate for change, and shape mental health services. Apply Now!
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Non Graduate
Remuneration: $31.51 - $45.57 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Location: Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) offers extensive healthcare services across Western Sydney. Join a team dedicated to:
- Providing primary and secondary care to Auburn, Blacktown, and surrounding LGAs.
- Delivering tertiary care to the Greater Western Region.
- Committed to "better health services" for all.
- Upholding values of collaboration, respect, and empowerment.
- Embracing a vision of innovation and quality in healthcare.
What you'll be doing
Western Sydney Local Health District is seeking a Peer Worker to join our dedicated Mental Health Services team, supporting consumers in acute and community settings on their recovery journey.
- Provide individual and group peer support across inpatient and community services
- Offer advocacy at review tribunals and key appointments
- Promote recovery through values of hope, empathy, equality and empowerment
- Collaborate in service co-design and represent the consumer voice
- Educate staff and consumers about peer services and recovery principles
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
- Demonstrated understanding of the scope of a WSLHD Peer Worker role and the ability to provide a peer service with the Consumer at the centre of care. Demonstrated ability to use initiative to be able to create and codesign peer-based activities.
- Demonstrated examples of adaptability, honesty, authenticity, willingness to learn and being non-judgmental to assist you to validate and listen as essential skills in the peer worker role.
- Have your own lived and living experience of mental ill health and demonstrated recovery strategies including using mental health services as well as identifying as a mental health Consumer. Demonstrated ability to individually advocate and systemically advocate for mental health consumers.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and with reporting structures and work as part of the Peer Services team and multidisciplinary teams. Willingness to undertake Certificate IV Mental Health Consumer Peer Work course with MHCC. Course to be completed within 18 months of starting Peer Work employment.
- • Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills, including the use of Microsoft office and online platforms e.g., teams. Demonstrated efficient organisational, time management and planning skills to organise one’s workload and delegated responsibilities.
- Have a current driver’s license and be able to work across different locations in WSLHD.
Requisition ID: REQ584836
Applications Close: 8th July 2025
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Suzanne Rix on suzanne.rix@health.nsw.gov.au or 0439 600 535
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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