Peer Work Lead - Medicare Mental Health Central Coast

This role sits within a collaborative partnership, with Grand Pacific Health as the lead agency, in association with Hunter Primary Care.

Use your lived experience of mental health and recovery to provide person-centred, empathetic support to consumers on their recovery journey.

Be yourself, because together we make a difference.

Hunter Primary Care (HPC) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to improving health outcomes and reducing disadvantage across the communities we serve. We work with partner organisations to deliver accessible, high-quality primary and mental health services.

In association with Grand Pacific Health (GPH), Hunter Primary Care looking for a Peer Work Lead to support the establishment of the new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Central Coast.

About the Position

The Peer Work Lead provides leadership, mentoring and practice supervision to Peer Workers to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective peer support aligned with HPC peer work frameworks. The role supports and develops peer practice that is strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented, promoting hope, resilience and lived-experience leadership. The Peer Work Lead also carries a small consumer caseload, delivering evidence-based peer support,



and works collaboratively with the wider team to embed peer work and drive continuous improvement across the mental health peer workforce.

This is a full-time opportunity; full time positions have the option to enjoy the Rostered Day Off each month.

- Ongoing professional development and supervision
- Generous salary packaging up to $15,899 per annum
- Paid parental leave
- Career development leave, study leave and clinical supervision
- Paid mental health leave
- Employee Assistance Program

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone with:

- Min. 2 years experience as a Peer Worker.
- Tertiary qualifications in Peer Work (Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or other approved Peer Work qualification).
- Demonstrated lived experience of mental health challenges and personal wellbeing strategies.
- Understanding of mental illness and recovery, including impacts on families and carers.

Interested?

Applications close

Sunday 28 June 2026, however shortlisting will commence immediately and we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate is found.

For more information please contact

Rebecca Nichols, General Manager Mental Health on 02 4295 2***

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, multicultural communities and people with a disability.

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📌 Peer Work Lead - Medicare Mental Health Central Coast (Central Coast Council)
🏢 Grand Pacific Health
📍 Central Coast Council