Employment Type:PermanentFull Time Position Classification:Health Education Officer Remuneration:77299 - 123504 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging) Hours Per Week:38 Requisition ID:REQ688347 Location: Randwick Applications Close: Midnight on 31 August 2026 For role related queries or questions contact Jourdan Emily Hancock on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.

What you'll be doing

The position will support the implementation and delivery of Child and Youth Mental Health services within a recovery framework. This framework requires that services demonstrate a culture and language of hope and optimism, be person-centred and holistic, support personal recovery, develop a workforce and organisational culture that is conducive to recovery and make active choices regarding social inclusion.

Carer Peer Workers use their lived experience and work collaboratively with other Mental Health Service staff to support and advocate for young people,



their families and support people using Mental Health Services, with a primary focus on carers.

This role will support carers by:

- Supporting staff to increase their capacity for Carer inclusive practice
- Supporting the mental health service to more strategically align itself to the needs of Carers
- Increasing the organisations capacity to work in partnership with Carers, including service provision, co-production, consultation and the role of Carer Advisors.
- Ensuring the Carer voice is clearly articulated and heard at all levels of the health service

Carer Peer Workers also have a role in educating clinical staff and providing representative input into systemic issues through service development activities.

Carer Peer Workers will receive appropriate training, supervision and support to carry out their roles.

Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment advantages, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)

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📌 Carer Peer Worker - Mental Health - Safe Haven SCH (City of Randwick)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 City of Randwick