Lived & Living Experience Peer Workforce Educator Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Service

**Employment Type**:

- Temporary Part Time

**Hours per fortnight** - 64

**Job Category**:

- Other Professionals - Lived Experience

**Req Id -** 4434
- Opportunity to be part of a team with shared passion for learning and development
- Ability to support workforce innovation and quality improvements
- Fixed Term Part time - 64 hours per fortnight until 6/3/2026

**About Barwon Health**

Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.

**About Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services (MHDAS)**

MHDAS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.

Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive. We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients.

MHDAS is entering a new phase of co-design of our service system with people who access our services and our wider community. This will build on our nationally recognized unique cultural approach to the challenges of recovery-oriented service delivery to redesign our service system.

**About the facility**

Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong’s CBD,Greater Geelong & Borough of Queenscliffe (GGQ) Mental Health and Wellbeing Local, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon South West Region, including Torquay and Colac.

**About the role**

The Lived & Living Experience Peer Workforce Educator (LLEE) are responsible for provision of contemporary education and training opportunities for direct care workforces across Barwon Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Service, including the GGQ Local.

The role will provide discipline specific supervision to Peer Worker Entry to Practice participants, alongside other learning and development support to ensure effective mental health, drugs and alcohol service delivery. Acting as a role model for lifelong learning, the LLEE draws on lived expereince frameworks, displaying high quality and evidence-based approaches to education and training. LLEE will demonstrates positive collaborative relationships within the mental health multidiscplinary education team, and across the organisation.

**About you**
- A lived experience of overcoming the impacts of mental illness/distress in public mental health and wellbeing services
- Sound knowledge and understanding of peer support principles
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (minimum education and training qualification) or working toward successful completion
- Demonstrated experience and/or interest in education, teaching and learning processes
- Extensive work experience within a LEW role, working within mental health services

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health’s commitment to professional development.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction.
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
- Wide-range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career.
- Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2650.

**About Geelong**

Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘Tongue of Land’.

Geelong offers a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes.
- Geelong is home to world class schools and education providers.
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Appreciate our vast and abundant parklands, sports and entertainment attractions, and thriving dining and shopping