Suicide Prevention Peer Worker, SafeHaven - SESLHD MHS

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is seeking a Peer Support Worker to assist people at risk of suicide using your lived experience. This role emphasizes empathy, recovery-oriented care, and peer support in a clinical setting.

The position requires evening work and is based at Safe Haven, Kirk Place, Kogarah, NSW, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive health network.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience of suicidal crisis and ability to use lived experience to provide peer support.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or relevant work experience as a Peer Support Worker.
• For Graduate Health Education Officers, additional relevant health degree required.

Responsibilities

• Evening work is a requirement of the role.
• Location: Safe Haven, Kirk Place, Kogarah (on-site).

Skills

Lived experience

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

Evening work is a requirement of the role.

Key responsibilities

• Where you'll be working Safe Haven, Kirk Place, Kogarah.

What you need

• Personal lived experience of suicidal crisis, and ability to meaningfully and purposefully use lived experience to provide peer support to people at risk of suicide.
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or relevant work experience as a Peer Support Worker.
• For Graduate Health Education Officers, additional relevant health degree required.