Lived Experience Peer Worker – AOD & Mental Health

Mercy Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking a Consumer Lived Experience Support Worker (AOD) to join our multidisciplinary teams across Mercy sites in Victoria. You will use your lived experience to support people with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges.

You will collaborate with clinicians, contribute to capacity building, and help deliver integrated care, learning and practical support toward recovery goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in mental health and alcohol & other drug challenges and recovery.
• Ability to share consumer lived experience to support recovery using peer principles.
• Willingness to work towards Certificate IV in Mental Health (Peer Work) or equivalent training.
• Good knowledge of issues facing people with mental ill health.
• Trauma-informed understanding of alcohol and other drug use.
• Extensive experience as a lived experience worker and service user.

Responsibilities

• Bring a lived experience perspective to the AOD specialist team.
• Provide consultation and advice to clinicians on co-occurring mental ill health and substance use.
• Contribute to professional development and capacity building for integrated care.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support principles

Trauma-informed

Patient-centred care

Mental health awareness

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health (Peer Work)

Certificate / Diploma / Degree in another field

Job description

Mercy Health is seeking a Consumer Lived Experience Support Worker (AOD) to join our multidisciplinary teams across Mercy sites in Victoria. You will use your lived experience to support people with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges.

You will collaborate with clinicians, contribute to capacity building, and help deliver integrated care, learning and practical support toward recovery goals.