Peer Support Worker (Health Education Officer Grad/Non Grad) - Campbelltown or Liverpool Hospitals - Perm/Temp PT
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- South Western Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ639055 Requisition #
Requisition ID: REQ639055
Employment Type: Campbelltown High Dependency Unit - Permanent Part Time, minimum 16 hours per week or
Liverpool Hospital Mental Health Services - Permanent/ Temporary Part Time, minimum 23 hours per week
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualification
Health Education Officer Graduate: $37.48 - $59.89 per hour
Health Education Officer Non-Graduate: $32.77 - $47.39 per hour
In addition to base salary, all roles attract 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Location: Campbelltown or Liverpool Hospitals
Applications close: 22/02/2026
Contact: Liverpool: Catherine Garner - Senior Peer Support Worker on Catherine.Garner@health.nsw.gov.au|0459 871 549 or Campbelltown: Kim Vo - Kim.Vo1@health.nsw.gov.au | 0487 431 007
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health, and develop your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.
Achieve Something Great
An exciting opportunity exists for a Consumer Peer Worker to join the Campbelltown and Liverpool Hospital Consumer Peer Worker team. Our team is strongly committed to providing recovery oriented, trauma informed, and innovative approaches to supporting adult mental health consumers during hospital admission. Working within a multidisciplinary mental health recovery team, you will provide peer led interventions including individual and group support, advocacy for consumers, and participation in committees and working parties to ensure peer perspectives are embedded across the service. You will work collaboratively with consumers, multidisciplinary team members, and external stakeholders to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Drawing on your personal lived experience of mental health challenges, you will promote social inclusion and recovery by delivering recovery oriented education, support, and advocacy to consumers, carers, and multidisciplinary staff across the district. We are seeking candidates who are passionate about peer work, committed to providing high quality and safe care within a strengths based framework, and who uphold the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment. You will have access to supervision, continuing professional development, and educational opportunities while working alongside experienced and highly skilled staff. If this role sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to receiving your application.
Are You the Right Fit?
To be successful in this role, you will bring lived experience of life interrupting mental distress, a strong commitment to the consumer, survivor, and ex patient movement, and demonstrated experience applying recovery principles in practice. You will have sound knowledge of, and the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate, both individual and group peer led interventions, along with a clear understanding of recovery oriented services and the importance of consumer involvement in service design, implementation, and evaluation. A degree in a relevant field is required for payment at the Graduate rate.
You will have the ability and willingness to draw upon and safely share your lived experience in a purposeful way to support consumers throughout their inpatient recovery journey. You will work collaboratively as part of a cohesive team while also demonstrating the capacity to operate autonomously when required. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills are essential, along with the capacity for self reflective practice and a proactive approach to engaging in ongoing personal and professional development.
Selection Criteria
To help us assess your suitability for the role, please tell us as much as you can about yourself in response to the questions below.
1. Personal lived experience of a mental illness, with willingness and demonstrated ability to utilise the lived experience, the values of peer support and the consumer/survivor/ex-patient movement to support others in their own mental health recovery journey.
2. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with a diverse range of stakeholders including service users, families and service providers.
3. Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
4. Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate empathically, supportively, and effectively with consumers, carers and colleagues.
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Position Information
Applicants will be assessed against the criteria in the Position Description.
How to Apply
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Diversity, Culture & Inclusion
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to accessibility and a supportive recruitment experience. If you require adjustments or assistance during the application process, please contact SWSLHDJobs@health.nsw.gov.au
We value the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our workforce and are committed to fostering a respectful and welcoming environment. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, neurodivergent individuals, those from Refugee, multicultural and multifaith backgrounds, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
Aboriginal Workforce
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to our Aboriginal Workforce Team, please contact SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
More Than Just a Job – Why Work With Us?
Financial Perks
12% superannuation
Salary packaging and novated leasing via Smart Salary
Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
One extra day off each month for full-time employees
Work-Life Balance
Flexible work options, including hybrid and varied hours (depending on the role)
Paid maternity and parental leave
Generous leave options like long service and carers leave
Grow Your Career
Access to learning opportunities through our dedicated Education and Organisational Development team, who support staff with training, workshops, and career development programs.
Health & Wellbeing
Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance
Additional Information
Temporary visa holders
May be considered if no suitable citizen or permanent resident is found.
Vaccination Requirements
All staff must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting.
Child Safe Employment
South Western Sydney Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
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