Peer Practitioner

Mind Australia Limited; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a.

Meal & Entertainment packaging up to $

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Professional development

Job summary

Mind Australia is seeking compassionate Peer Practitioners for casual opportunities to support young people (16–24) on their recovery journey across the Perth Metro area. You will use your lived experience to build connections and help identify goals within a recovery-oriented framework.

This community-based outreach role offers flexible, person-led support in homes and community settings, meeting young people where they are. Experience in peer work or allied fields is valued.

Qualifications

• Lived or living experience of mental health and/or AOD challenges.
• Completion of IPS Core and/or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is desirable.
• Previous experience in a dedicated peer role is preferred.
• Experience or passion for supporting people experiencing mental health and/or AOD challenges and their families or carers.
• Strong commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice.
• Must hold a valid, unrestricted driver’s licence and have access to a reliable vehicle; kilometre allowance available.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual peer support grounded in your lived experience.
• Utilise the IPS framework to walk alongside individuals in distress.
• Design and facilitate group programs that support peer connection and wellbeing.
• Support young people to navigate systems and build connections with services, education, employment, housing 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.

Skills

Lived experience

IPS Training

Peer Work Experience

Mental health knowledge

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

• Utilise the learning from lived/living experience of mental health challenges and/or alcohol and drug challenges
• Hourly rate $46.70 + 25% Casual Loading + 12 % Super & Benefits
• Provide flexible outreach support to young people in their homes, community settings and other locations across the Perth Metro area.

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 collaborative and insightful Peer Practitioners for casual opportunities. In this role, you will use your lived or living experience to support young people on their recovery journey. Working within a relational and recovery-oriented framework, you will build meaningful connections, help young people identify their goals, and support them to achieve what matters most to them.

This is a community-based outreach role where you will provide flexible, person-led support to young people across the Perth Metro area, meeting them in their homes, community settings and other locations that support engagement and recovery.

Ideal candidates will have experience in peer work, mental health, AOD or community services, and a genuine passion for supporting recovery.

About the Service

The Youth Psychosocial Support Package (YPSP) supports young people aged 16-24 years who are living independently or in the family home and will focus on supporting them to increasingly participate in, and contribute to community, social, educational, vocational, employment and economic life.

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 walk alongside individuals in distress.
• Design and facilitate group programs that support peer connection and wellbeing.
• Support young people to navigate systems and build connections with services, education, employment, housing and community supports that align with their recovery goals.
• 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 and/or AOD challenges, with a willingness to share your learnings to support others.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Core and/or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, is desirable but not essential.
• Previous experience in a dedicated peer role will be highly regarded.
• Experience, interest, or passion for supporting people experiencing mental health and/or AOD challenges, and their families or carers.
• A strong commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice.
• Must hold a valid, unrestricted driver's licence and have access to a reliable vehicle. Kilometre allowance available for work-related travel.

Benefits

• Generous not-for-profit salary packaging of up to $15,899 p.a., plus Meal & Entertainment packaging of up to $2,650 p.a.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - support for you and your immediate family.
• Fitness Passport - access to a wide range of fitness facilities for you and your family.
• Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through Minds CommBank program
• Professional development - ongoing training and career growth opportunities.

Applications must be submitted by 11pm, Tuesday 10 November 2026. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the advertisement may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.

For more information, please contact:

Jenny Mckay - Team Leader, YPSP

[e-mail]

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.

Position Description

PD Peer Practitioner (YPSP) 20260730 (LE Reviewed).pdf