Peer Practitioner

Mind Australia Limited; South Australia; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 61,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Fleet vehicle (business use)

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Mind Australia is seeking a compassionate Peer Practitioner for a permanent, part-time outreach role in South Australia. You will provide recovery-oriented, home- and community-based peer support, using your lived experience to help individuals gain independence.

A fleet vehicle is provided for business use, with travel across Adelaide. The role involves building skills, fostering connections, and supporting recovery goals while collaborating with carers and service partners.

Qualifications

• Lived or living experience of mental health challenges and willingness to use your experience purposefully to support others in their recovery journey.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, is desirable but not required.
• Previous experience using lived experience in a dedicated Peer role is strongly desirable.
• Understanding of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and family-inclusive practice.
• Valid unrestricted Australian driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual peer support grounded in your lived/living experience, including safe and purposeful sharing to build hope and support recovery.
• Utilise the Intentional Peer Support (IPS) framework to support people through periods of distress and recovery.
• Design and facilitate group programs that support peer connection and wellbeing.
• Support people to navigate systems and connect with services, education, employment and community supports.
• Work in a family-inclusive way, strengthening connections with carers and natural supports.
• Contribute to co-design and co-production, service improvement, and ongoing professional development including peer co-reflection.

Job description

Use your lived or living experience of mental health challenges to inspire hope, empower recovery, and support people to live independently in the community

• Permanent, part-time role (22.8 hours per week)
• $40.49 to $43.42 per hour + super + salary packaging benefits
• Office based in Grenfell, with outreach across Adelaide | Fleet car provided for business use

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for almost 50 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.

About the role

We are seeking a compassionate and resilient Peer Practitioner for a permanent, part-time outreach role. You will provide one-on-one, recovery-oriented support to people in their homes and the community, helping them build skills, strengthen connections, and increase independence.

Drawing on your lived or living experience of mental health challenges, you will champion the value of peer work, foster hope through purposeful sharing, and work alongside people to identify goals that support their recovery, wellbeing, and independence. As this role involves regular travel across Adelaide, a fleet vehicle will be provided for business use.

About the Service

Mind Australia’s Outreach Psychosocial Services South Australia (OPSSA) provide person-centred psychosocial support to help people experiencing mental health challenges live independently and well in the community. The service supports people to achieve their recovery goals, build daily living skills and community connections, and transition to longer-term supports, including NDIS services where appropiate.

Key responsibilities

• Provide individual peer support grounded in your lived/living experience, including safe and purposeful sharing to build hope and support recovery.
• Utilise the Intentional Peer Support (IPS) framework to support people through periods of distress and recovery.
• Design and facilitate group programs that support peer connection and wellbeing.
• Support people to navigate systems and connect with services, education, employment and community supports.
• Work in a family-inclusive way, strengthening connections with carers and natural supports.
• Contribute to co-design and co-production, service improvement, and ongoing professional development including peer co-reflection.

What you’ll bring

• Lived or living experience of mental health challenges and willingness to use your experience purposefully to support others in their recovery journey.
• Relevant qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) are required in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, is desirable but not required.
• Previous experience using lived experience in a dedicated Peer role is strongly desirable.
• Understanding of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and family-inclusive practice.
• Valid unrestricted Australian driver’s licence.

Benefits

• Generous not-for-profit salary packaging - up to $15,899 p.a. to reduce taxable income.
• Workplace Banking Portal with access to banking and lifestyle benefits through CommBank.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family.
• Fitness Passport with access to a wide range of fitness facilities for you and your family.
• Ongoing professional development, training, and career growth opportunities.

Position Description

PD Peer Practitioner (NAPSS ICSS) 20260220 LE reviewed.pdf

Mind is committed to a barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to complete your application, please email [e-mail]

Sasha Stewart, Acting Senior Service Manager
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The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, and NDIS Workers Screening Check.