Aboriginal Youth Peer Practitioner
20 hours ago
Posted: 06/11/2025
Closing Date: 24/11/2025
Salary: $76, $81,904.00
Job Type: Permanent - Part Time
Location: Kaurna Country, Sonder & headspace Onkaparinga
Job Category: Healthcare & Medical
Job DescriptionWho are we?
headspace is Australia's leading youth mental health organisation, providing a range of comprehensive services for young people aged years. headspace centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who are seeking support with mental health, physical and sexual health, work and study, or alcohol and/or other drug use.
Sonder is the lead agency of headspace Adelaide, headspace Edinburgh North, headspace Marion and headspace Onkaparinga.
What benefits can we offer?
When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:
- Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development allowance provided yearly
- Generous salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by 6-12%
- 17.5% Leave Loading
- Modern and welcoming office spaces
- Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements)
- Training opportunities
- Meal & entertainment allowances
- Paid parental leave, and much more
Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.
Hours: Part-time (0.4 FTE)
Contract: Ongoing
Location: Kaurna Country, headspace Onkaparinga
More Information & Position Description via this link:
About the Role:
Join headspace Onkaparinga as an Aboriginal Youth Peer Practitioner and use your lived experience to make a positive impact on young people's lives. In this rewarding role, you'll provide culturally safe peer support, share your recovery journey to inspire hope, and help young people strengthen their social and emotional wellbeing. You'll also engage with the community through group programs, events, and education activities that promote help-seeking and connection. Enjoy ongoing support, cultural mentoring, and funded training to complete a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work as you grow your career.
Experience Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience working within a fast-paced environment.
- Experienced social-emotional wellbeing difficulties and experience of recovery.
Qualification and Other Requirements:
- You must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person with a lived experience of social and emotional wellbeing concerns and recovery
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Current or willing to obtain a Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
- Current or willing to obtain a National Police Check (NPC).
- Knowledge and experience in using the Microsoft suite of software and databases.
- Certificate IV in Mental Health / Peer Work or equivalent or willingness to obtain
How to apply:
Feel free to send any enquiries to
Advert Closing Date: Monday 24 November 2025
At Sonder, we strive to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may only be able to contact those shortlisted for the role. Thank you for your understanding.
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