Peer Manager, Health Manager Level 1 - St George and Sutherland MHS
Peer Manager, Health Manager Level 1 - St George and Sutherland Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $91,326.00 - $121,497.00 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ688118
Location: Caringbah and Kogarah, Sydney
Applications close date: 6 September 2026
The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
The Role
Lead, inspire and shape the future of peer support in mental health services.
Are you a passionate and experienced Peer Worker with your own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery? Do you want to use your experience to influence service delivery, support others in their recovery journeys, and lead a dedicated peer workforce?
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is seeking an exceptional Peer Manager to provide leadership, mentoring and strategic direction for Peer Workers across our Mental Health Service. This is a unique opportunity to combine meaningful peer support practice with leadership, service development and consumer participation initiatives that make a real difference to people's lives.
In this role, you will draw on your own recovery journey to promote hope, self-determination, choice and social connectedness while supporting consumers accessing mental health services. You will also play a key role in strengthening and growing the peer workforce, contributing to service improvement and ensuring the voice of consumers is embedded across the service.
About the Role
As the Peer Manager, you will:
- Lead, mentor and support a team of Peer Workers across inpatient and community mental health services.
- Use your lived experience to promote recovery-oriented and person-centred care.
- Develop, coordinate and evaluate peer-led programs, activities and initiatives.
- Oversee the planning, delivery and evaluation of high-quality Peer Work services across the Mental Health Service.
- Contribute to strategic planning and the ongoing development of consumer participation initiatives.
- Partner with consumers, carers, multidisciplinary teams and community organisations to improve recovery outcomes.
- Champion the value of lived experience and peer work across the organisation.
- Support workforce development through coaching, mentoring, performance management and education initiatives.
- Help shape and implement strategic initiatives that strengthen recovery-oriented practice and consumer engagement across the District.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Peer Worker who is passionate about leadership, consumer participation, recovery-oriented practice and making a lasting impact on mental health services and outcomes for consumers.
Where you'll be working
Sutherland and St George Mental Health Services, located on both The Sutherland Hospital campus, Caringbah and St George Hospital campus, Kogarah.
Additional Benefits
- Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Selection Criteria
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the following criteria in your application:
- Personal experience as a consumer of Mental Health Services and ability to utilise the lived experience to support others in their own mental health recovery journey.
- Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness and commitment to obtain.
- Previous experience in a Consumer Peer Worker role, with the ability to plan, implement and evaluate group based and individual peer led activities.
- Demonstrated experience effectively managing staff including ability to provide leadership, monitor and manage work priorities and develop performance of staff to achieve work objectives
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic service planning and policy development for the peer workforce and consumer participation
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in the use of software packages including Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Current Drivers Licence (with a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position).
How to Apply
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Application close: 6 September 2026
For more information we encourage you to contact Cath Ryan on catherine.ryan2@health.nsw.gov.au
Interviews are expected to be held between 14 September 2026 and 18 September 2026
Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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Our values and commitment to diversity
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-MentalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. Please visit the SESLHD Disability Recruitment page for more information
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Full Time positions
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained withing the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed or compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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