Peer Practitioner

Base Salary from $76,372 + Super 12% & Benefits

• Provide IPS informed, person-centred wellbeing services to individuals experiencing psychological distress
• Full-time role until 30 June 2027 | Monday – Friday
• Base salary from $76,372 + Super 12% & Benefits
• Greater Shepparton Location

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of Australia's largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for more than 45 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.

About the role

We are seeking Peer Practitioners to join a new wellbeing support service in the Greater Shepparton area. Using your lived experience of mental health challenges, you will provide short-term, relational support to service users. You will work within a team of Peer Practitioners and specialist support workers, offering flexible connections including telehealth, outreach, and on-site support over a 2–3 week period.

About the service

• Distress Brief Support (DBS) is a community-based, early intervention program providing immediate, compassionate support to people experiencing psychological distress.
• Part of a national trial under the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement, DBS emphasizes co-design, lived experience leadership, and community engagement.
• In Greater Shepparton, the service is delivered entirely by workers with lived experience in partnership with Primary Care Connect.
• DBS offers 2–3 weeks of tailored support, including referrals and community connections, based on individual needs.

Key responsibilities

• Use your lived/living experience of mental ill health and recovery to build connection, offer hope, and support others on their recovery journey.
• Deliver high-quality services to respond to the unique needs of people, offering a flexible and person-centred approach.
• Support people to navigate services and connect with community supports that help them build confidence, independence, and meaningful participation in daily life.
• Actively contribute to co-design and service improvement, championing the voice and leadership of people with lived experience.
• Participate in regular training, peer co-reflection, and professional development to strengthen your practice.

What you'll bring

• Experience using lived experience in a dedicated Peer role is strongly desirable.
• Experience or commitment to working directly with people with mental health challenges and their families/carers.
• Understanding of how Lived Experience work is distinct, including its values, principles, and practice.
• Skills, or willingness to develop skills, in collaboratively planning wellbeing supports using evidence-informed approaches.
• Commitment to providing empathic, person-centered, relational support.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced training is highly regarded.
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
• Learning and development opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 498158. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Thursday 4 September 2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the advertisement may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.

For more information, please contact:

Tarsha Lee, Service Manager - Havens and DBS

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at [emailprotected]

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check

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Non-Profit Organisations 1,001-5,000 employees

Mind Australia is one of the largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services in Australia with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre-based and online services, as well as community housing via The Haven Foundation. We support people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. We are a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate the people who come to us for support.

Mind delivers services in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, and in New South Wales through our subsidiary One Door Mental Health.

Mind Australia is one of the largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services in Australia with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre-based and online services, as well as community housing via The Haven Foundation. We support people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. We are a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate the people who come to us for support.

Mind delivers services in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, and in New South Wales through our subsidiary One Door Mental Health.

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