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Senior Peer Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Access Health and Community Full time
Overview

Senior Peer Support Worker - MH & AOD Hawthorn at Access Health and Community

The opportunity

An exciting and rewarding opportunity for a permanent part-time Senior Peer Support Worker - MH & AOD to provide practical and emotional support for clients managing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues. This role allows you to share your recovery experiences to engage and empower participants, their families, clinicians and the community to improve outcomes for clients and families/loved ones engaged in Mental Health and AOD services at Access Health and Community. As a key member of the mental health and AOD leadership team, the role also involves providing practice supervision and guidance to peer support staff. Access Health and Community values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and supports a collaborative, compassionate model of care. For reference, see AccessHC\'s Lived and Living Experience Framework.

What You Will Be Doing
Key Responsibilities
  • Intentionally and safely share your lived and/or living experience of recovery
  • Offer a welcoming, hopeful, and empathetic approach working alongside others in their recovery journey
  • Engage and empower participants, their families, clinicians and the community to better understand the lived experience perspective
  • Provide guidance, mentoring and support to Peer Support workers across the Mental Health and AOD teams, including regular individual practice supervision, facilitating reflective practice and/or community of practice sessions with the peer workforce and providing general practice support
  • Work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a supportive, inclusive, and diverse workplace
  • Conduct risk assessments and implement risk management plans as appropriate
  • Develop and co-facilitate group-based interventions for consumers
  • Provide services in both face-to-face and telehealth modalities, with some outreach appointments required
  • Participate in shared care with internal and external services, including attendance at care team meetings, case coordination and clinical reviews
  • Work collaboratively with consumers, family/carers and other health professionals to develop and implement Collaborative Care Plans that include short-term and long-term recovery goals
What You Will Bring
Key Selection Criteria
  • Identify as having lived experience of mental ill health and/or alcohol and other drug use and demonstrate current stability in your recovery
  • Relevant training/qualifications in peer support (such as a Cert IV in Peer Support, an accredited Intentional Peer Support Program or similar)
  • At least four years' experience delivering peer support services in a paid or volunteer capacity
  • Experience delivering practice supervision to a lived experience workforce
  • Experience and confidence to co-facilitate a peer support group, identify any risk issues and seek support from clinical staff where required
  • Experience and confidence to work one-on-one with people to provide support, information and assistance in relation to their recovery goals
  • Understanding of the Intentional Peer Support model and its use in mental health services
Compliance Requirements
  • National Police Check
  • Working with Children Check
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check (if applicable to role)
  • Evidence of the right to work in Australia and a valid Driver's Licence

A criminal history check is required for all roles but having a criminal history does not automatically exclude you from employment. All applications are reviewed confidentially on a case-by-case basis.

Attributes We Value
  • Genuine interest and passion for working with mental health/AOD clients
  • Will to effectively, respectfully use lived experience in daily work
  • Understanding of clinical risk, confidentiality, and consumer rights and responsibilities
  • Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work with diverse cultural and community backgrounds, including LGBTIQA+, CALD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Demonstrated alignment with AccessHC values
Access Health And Community – Culture & Benefits

AccessHC offers a supportive, values-based culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Benefits include flexible working conditions, staff wellbeing supports (EAP), ongoing professional development, paid parental leave with the option to purchase additional leave, annual leave loading, and generous salary packaging opportunities.

The Position Encompasses An Extensive Range Of Benefits
  • Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
  • Culture of trust and empowerment for growth
  • Work-life balance with flexible conditions
  • Staff wellbeing and EAP
  • Ongoing professional development and career growth
  • Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Annual leave loading
  • Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/entertainment)
How to Apply

Please forward your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. Refer to the position description on our website: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/

For further information and to arrange a discussion: Emma Tyers, Manager Mental Health — emma.tyers@accesshc.org.au

Applications close date: 19 September 2025

Equal Opportunity

Access Health and Community is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive working environment that embraces all people. We value diversity and are committed to reconciliation through our recruitment and employment practices. Access undertakes compliance checks; however, a criminal history does not preclude applicants. All applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis and managed confidentially.

Additional postings and locality details appear on the original page and are not part of this refined description.


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