Lived Experience Peer Worker – Consumer Perspective
Part-time (0.6FTE) position until June **** .Tues, Thurs &Fri; 10am - 6pm.
Based at our Coffs Harbour office on the lands of the Gumbaynggirr People.
$*************ph+ 12% Super+ Generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550
Join the Therapeutic Alliance Team and be part of a multidisciplinary service delivering person-centred mental health support across the North Coast of NSW. As a Peer Worker, you'll use your lived experience of mental illness, substance dependence, and/or trauma to walk alongside people on their recovery journey, helping them build hope, connection, and confidence.
About the role
In this rewarding role, you'll provide one-on-one peer support and facilitate peer support groups for people with complex and severe mental health needs. Drawing on your own lived experience in a purposeful and professional way, you'll help individuals identify strengths, build community connections, and work towards their self-defined recovery goals.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing individual and group peer support
Building authentic, recovery-focused relationships with participants
Supporting people to identify strengths, wellbeing strategies, and recovery goals
Promoting hope, choice, self-determination, and social connectedness
Collaborating with clinicians and other service providers to strengthen recovery-oriented practice
Participating in peer supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing learning opportunities
About you
To be successful, you'll bring:
Personal lived experience of mental illness, substance dependence, or trauma withexperience of recovery and a willingness to use that experience to support others
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Experience facilitating groups or confidence in supporting group activities
A non-judgemental, inclusive, and person-centred approach
The ability to maintain professional boundaries whilst sharing lived experience appropriately




Current driver's licence
Highly regarded
Experience navigating mental health and alcohol and other drug services
Understanding of trauma-informed care and harm minimisation approaches
Knowledge of human rights and social justice principles
Experience working with diverse communities
Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work and/or Intentional Peer Support training
Additional Information
What's in it for you
At Each you'll be supported to be your best.
We provide:
Diversity & belonging
– We value all backgrounds, abilities, and identities and are committed to cultural safety
Supportive & inclusive culture
– Work with like-minded colleagues and leaders who genuinely care.
Boost your take-home pay
– Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 tax-free per year) plus an extra $2,650 tax-free for meals and entertainment.
Free, confidential support
– Our Employee Assistance Program is available for you and your family.
Employee advantages
- Maxxia offer a range of benefits to their salary packaging customers including cashback from over 400 retailers (including supermarkets, cinemas, travel, clothing retailers).
Support your wellbeing with
Fitness Passport
, offering discounted access to hundreds of fitness facilities nationwide
Supportive Team
– Work alongside dedicated professionals committed to inclusion and positive outcomes.
Our Commitment to Inclusion at Each
At Each, inclusion is at the heart of how we work, connect and care.We'recommitted to a workplace where everyone feels safe,respectedand able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds, people with lived and/or living experience and people of all age and genders. Each is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse, and we are committed to protecting the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
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📌 Lived Experience Peer Worker – Consumer Perspective (Coffs Harbour)
🏢 Each
📍 Coffs Harbour