Peer Worker, Far West Psych Therapies

Grand Pacific Health Ltd; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Ongoing professional development and监督

Salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,65

GPH Staff Conference

Employer paid parental leave on top of

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Grand Pacific Health in Broken Hill is seeking a Peer Worker to provide strengths-based, trauma-informed peer support within the Psychological Therapies for Underserviced Populations team. This part-time role supports recovery-oriented outcomes and values lived experience.

The position offers flexible work arrangements, ongoing professional development and supervision, and benefits including salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 meals and entertainment, staff conferences and parental leave,

Qualifications

• Direct lived experience of significant mental health challenges and service use.
• Willingness to work towards Cert IV within the first 6 months of employment.
• Ability to build mutual relationships with consumers and work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Thorough understanding of personal boundaries, ethics, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented peer support to individuals and groups.
• Advocate for consumers and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and external services to improve care.

Skills

Lived experience

Relationship building

Independent work

Trauma-informed

Ethical boundaries

Education

Cert IV MH Peer Work

Job description

This position is part-time (19 hours per week). Located in Broken Hill.

The Peer Worker provides high-quality peer support to consumers by drawing on their lived experience of mental health challenges, service use and recovery. Working as a valued member of the Psychological Therapies for Underserviced Populations team, the role provides valuable psychosocial support to consumers who engage with the program in order to enhance recovery-oriented outcomes.

• A positive work culture by offering flexible work arrangements that support your wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and supervision
• Increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
• GPH Staff Conference
• Employer paid parental leave on top of the government PPL Scheme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program

Duties

• Provide strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented individual and group peer support using intentional lived experience disclosure.
• Advocate for consumers, contribute the consumer voice and work with the multidisciplinary team, external services and peer networks to improve care and service delivery.

Skills & Experience

• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or a willingness to work towards this qualification within the first 6 months of employment).
• Direct lived experience of significant mental health challenges and/or mental health service use, healing and personal recovery, with a commitment to sharing this experience safely and purposefully.
• Demonstrated ability to build mutual relationships with consumers, work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Thorough understanding of the importance of personal and professional boundaries, ethical behaviour, policies and procedures.

About Grand Pacific Health

What we care about most is supporting healthier, happier, more connected communities across NSW, QLD and the ACT.

We’re a for-purpose organisation delivering high-quality, low- or no-cost physical, mental and social health services. With over 25 locations across NSW, QLD and ACT we are a passionate team we’re here for everyone, especially those experiencing or at greater risk of disadvantage.

Applications close:

15 November 2026 - shortlisting may begin prior to the closing date.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We welcome applications from people with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability.