FWLHD - Zero Suicides in Care - Suicide Prevention Outreach Team Peer Worker

NSW Health; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 Weeks Annual Leave

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport

EAP

Professional development

Country lifestyle

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a dedicated Peer Worker for the Suicide Prevention Outreach Team in the Far West Local Health District. You will provide recovery-oriented peer support, crisis follow-up, safety planning and advocacy, across remote communities primarily via telehealth, with some on-site support in Broken Hill.

The role emphasizes lived experience and completion of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work within 18 months, plus strong communication skills and a commitment to

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience of a suicidal crisis and ability to use lived experience to provide peer support.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written form.
• Willingness to complete essential training and work after-hours/weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-oriented peer support for people in crisis.
• Engage in crisis response, follow-up and safety planning.
• Support remote and outreach communities via telehealth, with on-site support in Broken Hill.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

FWLHD - Zero Suicides in Care - Suicide Prevention Outreach Team Peer Worker

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing

The Suicide Prevention Outreach team (SPOT), consisting of clinicians and peer workers, are a mobile team who provide afterhours care and follow-up to people who are experiencing or recovering from suicidal distress.
The SPOT peer workers will provide recovery-oriented peer support for people who are in crisis. Support may include crisis response, assertive follow up, psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery/wellness planning, individual peer support, advocacy, and collaborative identification of community supports.
The position will provide support to remote and outreach communities of the Far West LHD, primarily via telehealth communications, as well providing some support to the Broken Hill area.

What is on offer

• 5 Weeks Annual Leave
• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing

• Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare

Often referred to as an “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more atwww.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Applications Close

Applications Close: 25th October 2026

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.

If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

• Personal lived experience of a suicidal crisis, and ability to meaningfully and purposefully use lived experience to provide peer support to people at risk of suicide.
• Attainment of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer), or successful completion of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer) within 18 months of commencing position, and willingness to complete other essential training as soon as practical.
• Applied understanding of the principles of person-centred care, trauma-informed care and recovery, as well as in working with Aboriginal people in a holistic, collaborative and respectful way.
• A willingness to work shift work including afterhours and weekends as required
• Excellent applied communication skills in a wide range of settings including verbal and written, and competence in computer skills.