NSW Government

Family and Carer Peer Worker - Sutherland MHS

🔍 Caringbah, Sutherland Mental Health Service | Sydney

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Health Education Officer
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South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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REQ591757 Requisition #
Family and Carer Peer Worker - Sutherland Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Graduate and Health Education Officer Non-Graduate
Remuneration: $62,486.00 - $104,066.00 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ591757
Location: Caringbah, Sydney


Applications close date: 3 August 2025


Come Work With Us!

Do you have lived experience and want to help others navigate through their own experience?
This is an exciting opportunity for a Family and Carer Peer Worker to join our Community Mental Health team. The role will contribute to the development of sustainable recovery oriented practice through quality improvement activities and participation in meetings along with providing advocacy and support to our consumers and their families. 

The Family and Carer Peer Worker will be located at Sutherland Hospital, drawing on personal lived experience of family/carer role for a consumer with mental health challenges, to develop empathic relationships and collaborating in planning, delivery and evaluation of the service. The goal of the position is to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure Family Focus Recovery Framework is adopted within the practice, to develop resources and provide information to families and carers by providing education and group interventions aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice, self determination and social connectedness.

In addition, this role provides information, advocacy, education and interventions to families and carers of mental health consumers and who reside in the Local Health District.

For more information we encourage you to contact Leonie Keogh on Leonie.Keogh@health.nsw.gov.au

Interviews are expected to be held between 11 August 2025 and 15 August 2025.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

 

Where you'll be working 

Community Mental Health, Sutherland Mental Health Service, located on the Sutherland Hospital campus, Caringbah


Additional Information and Benefits

  • An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Full Time positions
  • Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
  • Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
  • Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria:

  1. Lived experience as a family member or carer for a person experiencing mental health challenges.
  2. Relevant tertiary qualifications in health promotion or related discipline or extensive experience in the health promotion field, or combination of both study and work experience or for Non-Grad a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness and commitment to obtain.
  3. Experience accessing and navigating health care services.
  4. Demonstrated knowledge of current local, State and National legislation and standards relevant to mental health.
  5. Familiar with lived experience values and principles, recovery principles, trauma informed care.
  6. Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to provide quality written documentation through the use of proficient IT skills.
  7. Demonstrated a strong interest in new knowledge and emerging practices relevant to the being a Familyand Carer Peer Support Worker.
  8. Current Drivers Licence (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position).



Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

 

 

Reasonable Adjustments


NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-MentalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. 



Information for applicants:

  • Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
  • Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
  • Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
  • SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website 

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