Job Description
Lived Experience Peer Worker – Consumer Perspective
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Part-time (0.6FTE) position until June **** .Tues, Thurs &Fri; 10am - 6pm.
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Based at our Coffs Harbour office on the lands of the Gumbaynggirr People.
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$*************ph+ 12% Super+ Generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550
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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.
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About the role
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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.
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Key responsibilities include:
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Providing individual and group peer support
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Building authentic, recovery-focused relationships with participants
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Supporting people to identify strengths, wellbeing strategies, and recovery goals
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Promoting hope, choice, self-determination, and social connectedness
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Collaborating with clinicians and other service providers to strengthen recovery-oriented practice
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Participating in peer supervision, reflective practice,



and ongoing learning opportunities
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About you
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To be successful, you'll bring:
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Personal lived experience of mental illness, substance dependence, or trauma withexperience of recovery and a willingness to use that experience to support others
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Strong communication and relationship-building skills
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Experience facilitating groups or confidence in supporting group activities
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A non-judgemental, inclusive, and person-centred approach
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The ability to maintain skilled boundaries whilst sharing lived experience appropriately
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Current driver's licence
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Highly regarded
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Experience navigating mental health and alcohol and other drug services
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Understanding of trauma-informed care and harm minimisation approaches
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Knowledge of human rights and social justice principles
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Experience working with diverse communities
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Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work and/or Intentional Peer Support training
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Additional Information
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What's in it for you
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At Each you'll be supported to be your best.
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We provide:
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Diversity & belonging– We value all backgrounds, abilities,



and identities and are committed to cultural safety
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Supportive & inclusive culture– Work with like-minded colleagues and leaders who genuinely care.
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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.
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Free, confidential support– Our Employee Assistance Program is available for you and your family.
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Employee benefits- Maxxia offer a range of benefits to their salary packaging customers including cashback from over 400 retailers (including supermarkets, cinemas, travel, clothing retailers).
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Support your wellbeing withFitness Passport, offering discounted access to hundreds of fitness facilities nationwide
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Supportive Team– Work alongside dedicated professionals committed to inclusion and positive outcomes.
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Our Commitment to Inclusion at Each
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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