Mystep to Mental Wellbeing Consumer Peer Worker

3 days ago

Wagga Wagga, Australia Murrumbidgee Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time opportunity (until 30 June 2026)
**Position Classification**: Health Education Officer Non-Grad / Grad
**Remuneration**: $62,486.00 - $104,066.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
**Hours Per Week**: up to 23
**Requisition ID**: REQ605497
**Applications Close**: 9 October 2025
**Location**: Griffith or Deniliquin

**Are you a talented Peer Worker looking to make a significant impact within regional communities?**

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and passionate peer workers who are ready for a new adventure.

Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities.

**About the role**:
The Consumer Peer Worker will work within the MyStep to Mental Wellbeing Program to provide open, appropriate and effective support to consumers accessing or considering connection to the MyStep to Mental Wellbeing Hub.

As a Consumer Peer Worker, your own life experience of mental health issues and personal recovery will provide a distinct advantage as you support people with a lived experience of mental health issues. You will aim to nurture hope and personal power to inspire the people that you support to identify their own strengths and set goals which help them move forward with their lives.

To see all role requirements please review the position description.

**What MLHD offer**:

- ** Salary packaging** up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses
- ** Professional Growth and Development**:**Access to ongoing training and education with clear pathways to advance with NSW Health
- ** Health and Wellbeing**: Comprehensive health and wellness programs for you and your family

**About You**
- Own lived experience of mental health issues
- Practical knowledge and understanding of issues experienced by people with mental ill health
- Understanding of the recovery process and ability to model a lived experience of recovery
- Capacity to share one's own story appropriately in a variety of contexts
- Ability to establish relationships and build rapport while maintaining appropriate boundaries
- Ability to manage your own wellness, including the identification of strategies for staying well whilst working with emotionally challenging and complex situations. This may include participation in group and individual supervision/mentoring.

**How to Apply**
- MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability._

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