Peer Practitioner: Transform Lives & Community Support

One Door Mental Health; Tamworth Regional Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Wellbeing & fitness access

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Lifestyle banking benefits

Fitness Passport

Study leave

Annual picnic day leave

Workplace banking portal

Job summary

One Door Mental Health in Tamworth is seeking a collaborative Peer Practitioner for a fixed-term, full-time role delivering person-centred, short-term distress support to adults 18+. You will use your lived experience to connect with clients, support recovery goals and promote resilience in the DBS STST.

The role emphasises co-design and co-production with service users, and building strong links with community partners to smooth transitions and access to supports.

Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health or Peer Work, or equivalent.
• Experience as a peer worker or lived experience in mental health.
• Ability to collaborate and support recovery goals with individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer-based support through lived experience to individuals.
• Deliver outreach-based peer support in community settings.
• Build trust and promote hopeful outcomes with participants.
• Collaborate with DBS STST and partners to help transitions.

Skills

Lived experience in mental health

Peer support skills

Empathy

Communication

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health/Peer Work

Tools

Intentional Peer Support training

Job description

One Door Mental Health in Tamworth is seeking a collaborative Peer Practitioner for a fixed-term, full-time role delivering person-centred, short-term distress support to adults 18+. You will use your lived experience to connect with clients, support recovery goals and promote resilience in the DBS STST.

The role emphasises co-design and co-production with service users, and building strong links with community partners to smooth transitions and access to supports.