• Great team, respectful culture & supportive management
• Skip the traffic & work close to home in Frankston, gateway to the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula
• Excellent salary packaging benefits, discounted onsite parking and employee benefits program
• Classification Range: Lived Experience Level 2 Year 1-4 (MP32-MP35)*
   

Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others. In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing
Lived Experience Peer Worker works closely with clinical, allied health and other peer work staff. As key members of the multi-disciplinary treatment team, Lived Experience Peer Workers share their experience and expertise to ensure care is consumer-led, recovery-orientated and trauma-informed. 

You are an empathetic listener who promotes hope, choice and connection in your relationships with others, and will be providing 1:1 support to consumers, you will also lead the co-design and co-facilitation of peer support groups to enhance consumer recovery and wellbeing.

For a further indepth view of the role, please see - Position Description

What You Need We anticipate you will have:

• Must have and be willing to work from a lived experience of mental health concerns/psychological distress and/or co-occurring MH/AOD concerns
• Have (or be undertaking) relevant Peer Work discipline qualification/training (ie. Certificate IV in Peer Work, IPS or similar)
• Understanding of and ability to work from recovery-oriented, trauma-informed approaches support consumers’ sense of dignity and self determination
• Demonstrate understanding and practical application of the guiding principles, values and ethics of peer support work

What Next
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, or for further information please feel welcome to Vanessa Rooth on 9784 3059.

Applications Close: 9 June 2025

Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/. It is strongly recommended that this role is up to date with Covid-19 vaccination.

*Please refer to salary circular for for salary range VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2024. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.