Youth Peer Worker (Identified role)

Marathon Health Australia; Bathurst; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

headspace Bathurst is seeking a Youth Peer Worker (Identified role) to support young people aged 12–25 in mental health journeys. You will bring lived experience to help others navigate services with empathy on Wiradjuri country.

This identified position requires you to be a First Nations person, sharing your story to foster recovery and culturally safe care within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Must have lived experience with mental health journey.
• Ability to work with young people and families to make a positive impact.
• Willingness to navigate mental health services and support others.

Responsibilities

• Support young people aged 12–25 in navigating mental health services.
• Collaborate with teams to drive positive change in recovery journeys.
• Provide culturally safe care and local community engagement.
• Participate in required training and professional growth.

Skills

Lived Experience

Empathy

Understanding & Knowledge

Cultural Connection

Education

Cert IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

Join our Team as a Youth Peer Worker (Identified role)

Hey, you! Are you passionate about supporting young people and ready to make a real difference in their mental health journeys? Do you have lived experience in mental health and want to use your story to help others? If you’re a First Nations person looking to jump into a role that blends experience, care, and cultural connection, this could be your opportunity!

We’re on the lookout for a Full‑ Time Youth Peer Worker to join our awesome team at headspace Bathurst, located on Wiradjuri country. In this role you’ll be working directly with young people (aged 12‑25), helping them navigate the sometimes‑tricky world of mental health services. You’ll bring your own lived experience to support them on their recovery path while working with other superstars to create positive change.

What We’re Looking For

• Lived Experience: You’ve walked the mental health journey yourself and want to share your story to help others.
• Empathy: You’re passionate about working with young people and their families to make a positive impact.
• Understanding & Knowledge: You know what it takes to navigate mental health services—or you’re excited to learn how you can support others in doing so.
• Cultural Connection: You’re a First Nations person who understands the importance of culture, community, and connection in mental health and recovery.
• Skills/Qualifications: If you have a Cert IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or similar), awesome! But we’re also open to anyone with the passion and lived experience to step into this role.

What’s In It For You

• Cultural Safety: We’re committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment that celebrates your culture and lived experience
• Training & Growth: We’ll support you with all the training you need to grow in this role and make a bigger impact.
• Make a Difference: You’ll be changing lives! Your lived experience and support will have a lasting impact on the recovery journeys of young people.
• Great Pay & Benefits: Competitive salary, plus benefits that are all about supporting your wellbeing and career growth.

This is an identified position. Being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti‑Discrimination Act 1977.