Advanced Peer Worker (Lived Experienced), Queensland Health

Queensland Government; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Locality allowance

Employer superannuation 12.75%

Flexible work options

Job summary

Townsville Hospital and Health Service is seeking a frontline support role to coach and mentor peer workers, delivering education to staff and consumers, leveraging lived experience to support groups and psycho-education programs for consumers and their families.

This permanent part-time position operates 60.8 hours per fortnight, offering a competitive salary with locality allowance, substantial leave entitlements, and a strong focus on staff wellbeing and recovery-oriented care.

Qualifications

• Genuine occupational requirement due to lived experience of mental illness or substance use.
• Blue Card (Working with Children Check) required prior to appointment.
• Experience in public mental health or NGO sector is desirable.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is desirable.
• This is a VPD risk role.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate education and development of peer workers through coaching and mentorship.
• Provide education opportunities to MHSG staff to understand recovery framework and lived experience perspective.
• Utilise lived experience to assist in the development and delivery of consumer and carer support groups and psycho-education sessions.

Skills

Lived experience

Coaching

Staff education

Recovery framework knowledge

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

PLEASE NOTE - This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.

About the opportunity

The purpose of this position is to:

• Work under general direction to facilitate the education and development of the peer workers through coaching and mentorship.
• Provide education opportunities to staff of the MHSG to develop a better understanding of the recovery framework and lived experience perspective.
• Utilise your lived experience of mental ill-health, substance use challenges and recovery to assist in the development and delivery of consumer and carer support groups, psycho education programs and other recovery-oriented information sessions for consumers and their carers and families.

This is a permanent part-time role, working 60.8 hours per fortnight.

About your new employer

Townsville Hospital and Health Service offers a dynamic and diverse healthcare environment, supporting high-quality service delivery across a large regional network. As a leading tertiary provider, we foster innovation, multidisciplinary collaboration and continuous professional development.

Our organisation promotes a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture, combined with the lifestyle advantages of North Queensland — including short commutes, affordable living and access to both urban and coastal communities. Flexible work options and a strong focus on employee wellbeing support a balanced and rewarding career.

Role requirements

• Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to have a personal lived/living experience of mental illness and/or substance use challenges. It is expected that the successful applicant be prepared to utilise their lived/living experience to assist others where appropriate and to be a role model for consumers and the wider community to overcome stigma and encourage personal development.
• Blue Card Checks: Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a ‘working with children check' from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position. The successful candidate will be required to provide a copy of their current Blue Card before commencing in the role.
• Experience working within a public mental health service or the NGO sector is highly desirable.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or the ability to undertake a certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is highly desirable.
• This is a VPD risk role.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Competitive salary and benefits:

We offer attractive remuneration packages and .

• Salary range: $48.69 - $53.54 p.h. (AO4)
• 4 weeks (pro rata) annual leave with 17.5% loading
• Locality allowance
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Plus options may be available