Family Peer Worker

Family Peer Worker- **Posted**:
31/10/2025- **Closing Date**:
14/11/2025- **Job Type**:
Contract- **Location**:
Singleton- **Job Category**:
Community Services & Development- **Are you open to listening to understand, not label? Do you want to work with your community for your community?**
- Embarking on a career journey with Social Futures means becoming part of a mission that goes beyond just a job. We are a voice for social change in regional Australia, with a history spanning over 49 years.
- We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Family Peer Worker to join our Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) support program - The Bridge. The Family Peer Worker supports the families, carers and friends of people dependent on AOD drawing on their knowledge and lived experience as a support person. This part-time role is based in Singleton.
- This role will allow you to:

- Bring your lived and living experience of supporting loved ones dependent on AOD as a foundation to support others
- Leverage your lived experience to connect meaningfully with individuals and families, helping them navigate the complexities of the services and systems required
- Offer true empathy and understanding, helping individuals and their families build on their strengths and resilience
- Bring a real ‘knowing’ of what people may require, offering insight and connection through your lived experience and the collective experience of carers.
- Be a part of team that is as diverse as the vibrant communities it supports.- Job Description- This role is a fantastic opportunity to be part of meaningful work that makes a significant difference in people’s lives. Here is how it will help transform your career:

- Join dynamic workforce utilising innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions to professionally support people requesting assistance with alcohol and drug use.
- Collaborate with community-based organisations to provide impactful support and advocate for program participants to ensure accessibility to health care and services
- Build awareness, understanding and respect for all people requesting AOD support.
- Raise awareness of the positive impact AOD services have on the health of local communities.

**Your lived experience is your superpower**
- At Social Futures, we deeply value your voice and understand the transformative power of peer work. You will be joining a supportive, inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated, and personal and professional growth is championed.
- Among the benefits, we offer flexible working options, access to ongoing learning and development, generous salary packaging options, a staff well-being program, supervision, Peer Support Community of Practice, and the opportunity to bank additional days leave per year. Additionally, we prioritise safety and uphold that Social Futures isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community.- Lived experience of supporting someone with alcohol or other drug concerns with the ability to reflect on this experience in a way that fosters empathy, hope, and connection
- Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or equivalent)
- The ability to communicate authentically and respectfully, considering diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experiences
- Strong organisational, time management, and administrative skills, with the ability to work flexibly in a dynamic environment
- A committed self-care and reflective practice routine, already integrated into your personal and professional life, ensuring your own well-being as you support others- **We are proud to announce that we have received recognition as an accredited Great Workplace by WRK+. Our amazing team makes our workplace special.**
- Social Futures is a Rainbow tick accredited organisation and an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB+, people living with disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
- Working with Children and a National Police Check are mandatory requirements for all staff.
- **How to Apply**:

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- **Applications close**14 November**
- We ensure clear communication and a response for every applicant.
- For more information about Social Futures please visit our website:

- For further information, please contact **Flic Scott**on **0466 005 986**- **_Please note: Any advertisements or recommended videos which appear after our clip are generated by YouTube and Social Futures does not have control over what ads are displayed._