Peer Practitioner

Use lived experience of mental ill health to deliver outreach services to clients supporting their recovery goals and wellbeing. Fixed term until 30 June 2027 | Full time with Company Car. WFH | Sale or within Wellington Shire & surrounding areas of Gippsland

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

Mind Australia

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 an empathic, self-motivated Peer Practitioner. Working from home, you will utilise your lived and living experience of mental ill health and recovery to deliver assertive person-centred outreach services to clients to achieve their recovery goals, build capacity and living skills, strengthen social and community networks, maintain housing and live independently. As this position requires travel across the regional area a fully maintained company car is provided.

The Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) provides a person-centered approach to recovery which is tailored to meet the needs of people living with mental ill health in the community. EIPSRS provides an individualised, tiered program of recovery support of up to 12 months delivered to clients with the level of engagement determined by their needs, services include individual support, one-on-one outreach services and group work. The services are designed to enhance recovery, achieve wellbeing goals, build capacity and life skills, maintain sustainable housing, improve relationships with families and carers, develop social and community connections, and live safely and independently in the community.

Key responsibilities

- Utilise your own lived and living experience of mental ill health and recovery to inform your work and that of the team.
- Deliver high quality outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
- Support clients to remain in their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
- Provide information and mentoring to clients to establish connections with families and carers, create community networks and access to relevant services.
- Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
- Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
- Lived experience and willingness to support clients through sharing your own learnings and recovery orientated practice is required.
- Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
- Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
- Relevant experience in facilitating group activities for clients experiencing mental ill health.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Benefits

- Salary packaging up to $15,900 and additional remote area benefits may give you access to further salary package certain expenses such as rent, mortgage interest, residential utilities, and property purchases.
- Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
- Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading.

Please note that applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday 10 October 2025.

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