Working in Older Persons Mental Health Services (OPMHS) Community Teams Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) is part of Tasmania’s Statewide Mental Health Services and provides specialist, community‑based mental health care for older people across the South, North and North‑West of the state.

A Career with Purpose, Connection and Impact

Who We Are OPMHS Community Teams work in partnership with older people, families and carers to support mental health, wellbeing, recovery and quality of life—primarily in people’s homes and communities. Our services are grounded in recovery‑oriented, trauma‑informed and human‑rights‑based practice and enriched by a strong and valued Lived Experience workforce.

What We Do

Community mental health assessment, treatment and recovery support

Support for people living with dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms

Care for individuals with complex and co‑existing mental health needs

Transitions between hospital and community

Family and carer support, education and advocacy

Collaborative care with primary care, aged care, non‑government organisation and community services

Our consumers are older people aged 65+, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50+, and individuals with young‑onset neurodegenerative conditions who require specialised mental health support.

Values, Culture and Lived Experience Workforce

Hope, empathy, mutuality and authenticity

Equity, inclusion and social justice

Recovery‑focused, strengths‑based and person‑directed care

Trauma‑informed and human‑rights‑based practice

Collaborative relationships with families, carers and communities

Lived Experience workers—including Family/Carer Peer Workers—are recognised as resources for change, contributing to meaningful service improvement, stronger engagement with families, and more recovery‑oriented systems of care.

Why Work With Us?

A genuinely supportive, inclusive and values‑driven workplace

Dedicated Lived Experience supervision, co‑reflection and communities of practice

Robust multidisciplinary team collaboration





Opportunities to specialise in older persons mental health, dementia care, trauma‑informed practice and family‑inclusive approaches

Flexible working arrangements across community settings

Opportunities to contribute to service development, advocacy and systems change

The chance to make a tangible difference to older people and families across Tasmania

The Role – Family/Carer Peer Worker (Community Teams) The Family/Carer Peer Worker is a direct peer support role, drawing on the worker’s personal lived experience of supporting a family member or friend with mental ill‑health. This role is a core part of OPMHS Community multidisciplinary teams and contributes a distinct, non‑clinical perspective that complements medical, nursing and allied health care.

Work intentionally from your own lived experience, maintaining peer boundaries and role integrity

Embed trauma‑informed, recovery‑focused and human‑rights‑based practice in all interactions

Uphold Lived Experience values and principles, including hope, mutuality, choice, respect and authenticity

Support families and carers to maintain their own wellbeing while supporting someone with mental illness

Walk alongside families and carers to identify strengths, supports and pathways forward

Foster hope, connection and understanding within the caring role

Assist families and carers to navigate public mental health services and community supports

Contribute the family/carer perspective in multidisciplinary team discussions, care planning and discharge planning

Build strong relationships with internal teams, community services and Lived Experience networks

Participate in reflective supervision, co‑reflection and professional learning as part of the Lived Experience workforce





Your work will be guided by the values of Older Persons Mental Health Service and the Department of Health and supported through specialised Lived Experience leadership and practice supervision.

What We Look For

Have lived experience as a family member or carer of someone with mental ill‑health

Can clearly identify and articulate how you maintain your own sustained wellbeing

Are compassionate, reflective and collaborative

Value dignity, autonomy, choice and person‑centred care

Can work respectfully with diverse families, carers and communities

Are committed to self‑care, supervision and continuous learning

Details of Appointment Permanent part time, day worker position, working 38 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. Hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary $67,193 – $72,126 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.

Salary Packaging Access salary package and a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates

Professional development and accelerated pathways.

A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.

Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

Eligibility

Working With Children Registration

Current Driver’s Licence

Desirable Criteria

Experience of supporting someone (family or friend) through mental health challenges, service use, periods of healing/personal recovery

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness to work towards same

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📌 Family/Carer Peer Worker (533704) (Brisbane)
🏢 Tasmanian Health Service
📍 Brisbane