***Take a chance, progress your career and discover all that the Wide Bay has to offer.

Your chance

Provide intentional Peer Support and model self-defined recovery strategies that support the assessment, intervention and referral of consumers admitted to an acute adult inpatient ward.

Provide consumers with education, information, referrals, and support from personal experience of recovery and of utilising mental health services and non-government agencies within an inpatient setting.

This vacancy is within the Acute Care Team.

Under 25s of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to have a personal lived experience of mental illness and recovery and/or caring for someone with a lived experience of mental illness and recovery.

Find out more in the Role Description.

Our offer

You will receive a competitive remuneration package value up to $103,601 p.a., comprising salary between $81,649 - $90,801 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO3) (Permanent Full Time, 76 hours p.f.) (Applications will remain current for 12 months). Job Ad Reference: H2609WB693291

Other benefits include an attractive and competitive employment package designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and professional growth:

Generous employer superannuation contribution of up to 12.75%

Annual Leave Loading of 17.5%





Access to extensive salary sacrificing options to maximise your take-home pay

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance The opportunity to enjoy a lower cost of living while working in beautiful regional Wide Bay, with access to coastal living, strong community connections and a relaxed lifestyle

Discover Bundaberg

Bundaberg and the Coral Coast region is where the coastline meets the country, just four hours' drive north of Brisbane. Indulge in the region's fresh local produce, seafood and iconic drinks and enjoy endless stretches of family-friendly beaches and nearby national parks where you can camp, fish, swim and surf the day away. Bundaberg is the gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef and has an enviable year-round climate.

The city boasts excellent shopping, sporting, cultural, education and tourism facilities including Mon Repos Turtle Rookery.

How to apply

The Role Description and Information Package provide specific information on how to apply for the advertised position. APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED ONLINE

Join our Hospital and Health Service family and see what it's like to be in a supportive workplace with engaged teams working together to ensure

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📌 Peer Worker (Bundaberg) (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Queensland