Peer Worker - MMHC Campbelltown

Grand Pacific Health Ltd; Campbelltown; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Staff conference

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development

Job summary

Grand Pacific Health in Campbelltown is seeking a Peer Worker to provide recovery‑focused support grounded in Intentional Peer Support principles. You will use your lived experience to build trusting relationships and help consumers exercise choice and self‑determination.

In this full‑time fixed term role, you will contribute to a multidisciplinary team, advocate for service improvements, and model healthy boundaries while sharing personal recovery stories to inspire others.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness to commence toward qualification within first 6 months of employment.
• Direct lived experience of life changing mental health challenges and service use.
• Commitment to safely share lived experience to engender hope while maintaining professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support drawing on lived experience to build relationships and assist recovery journeys.
• Purposefully share lived experience to foster connection, mutual learning, hope and empowerment.
• Advocate for consumers by contributing lived experience perspectives to multidisciplinary teams and supporting service improvements.

Skills

Lived experience

Empathy

Communication skills

Ethical conduct

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

About The Role

This is a full-time fixed term role until 30 June 2028 based in Campbelltown.

The Peer Worker is a lived experience practitioner, providing individual and group support grounded in Intentional Peer Support principles such as mutuality, shared learning, connection and hope. The Peer Worker will support engagement, role model recovery and strengthen a consumer’s sense of choice and self‑determination.

Benefits & Perks

• 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 peer support by drawing on lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery, and service use to build meaningful relationships and support consumers in their recovery journey.
• Purposefully and appropriately share personal lived experience to foster connection, mutual learning, hope, and empowerment.
• Advocate for consumers by contributing the lived experience perspective to multidisciplinary teams and supporting service and program improvements.

Skills & Experience

• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or commencement or a willingness to work towards qualification within first 6 months of employment).
• Direct lived experience of life changing mental health challenges, mental health service use, as well as periods of healing and personal recovery.
• Commitment to safely and purposely share lived experience to engender hope and support others on their personal recovery journey.
• 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 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 and ACT we are a passionate team we’re here for everyone, especially those experiencing or at greater risk of disadvantage.

Applications close: 18 October 2026. Shortlisting may begin prior to the closing date.

For more information contact: Niall Naughton on 0488 434 869 or email [e-mail]

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.