Peer Support Worker (Health Education Officer Graduate/Non-Graduate) - Mental Health

🔍 Concord, Concord Centre for Mental Health | Sydney

📁: Health Education Officer

💼: Sydney Local Health District

📅   : REQ582983 Requisition #

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Part Time (minimum 16 hours per week) up to June 2026
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Graduate/Non-Graduate
Remuneration: $1,197.54 - $2,188.38 per week + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
Location: Concord Centre for Mental Health
Requisition ID: REQ582983

In Sydney Local Health District our vision is Excellence in health and healthcare for all. You will be working in an innovative district that celebrates and invests in the ideas of staff, values people and offers life-long careers. Join the team at one of the leading public health organisations in Australia!

About the Role

Concord Centre for Mental Health is committed to improving mental health for people and our communities by providing quality mental health services in partnership with consumers, families and service providers by providing quality healthcare, delivery of safe appropriate care, ensuring access to services, supporting our workforce, and working closely with the local community to manage the changing demand for services.

The Peer Support Worker uses their lived experience of mental health in a purposeful way that provides hope for consumers, and practical strategies that support recovery.

This role will support consumers across four main areas:

Developing good physical and mental health.
Access to housing, employment and education.
Re-discovering a sense of purpose and personal identity.
Forming active connections to the community of the consumers' choice.

Peer Support Workers work with individuals and groups, are always person-led, and provide support contingent on peer choice. Peer Support Workers will work within the model of care for the team they work in.

Child protection – child protection is the core responsibility of all who work in the child and adolescent mental health
service. All staff are required to have detailed knowledge of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child
Protection and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. All clinicians are responsible for ensuring that identified issues are
documented, escalated and action occurs as appropriate.

For more information, please view the Position Description

Ideal Candidate

Personal experience of mental distress and demonstrated experience using recovery principles. A degree in a relevant field is required for payment at Graduate rate.
Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to plan, implement and evaluate group and individual peer led interventions
Understanding of and commitment to recovery oriented services and consumer involvement in service design, implementation and evaluation.

Benefits and Perks!

Accrued Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefit

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

For more information about SLHD please visit ‘Working With Us’

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For enquiries, please contact Vivian Maguire via email at vivian.maguire@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now!

Applications Close: 23June 2025

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