Utilise your family/carer lived or living experience to support and advocate for families, carers and supporters navigating mental health challenges
Permanent, Part-time 26.6 hours/week | Monday - Friday
Newly established service located in Parkville
Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.
Mind Australia
is one of Australia's largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives.
Operating for almost 50 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.
About the Service
The Youth Prevention and Recovery Care service (YPARC) is a residential program providing short term, intensive treatment to young people aged ***** years living with mental ill health.
The service provides personalised one-to-one support, shared supports, workshops and group work based on client's strengths and goals as identified in their individual recovery plan.
The service supports people with psychosocial disability transition from an acute hospital setting or to prevent hospital admissions by providing extra support to those entering directly from the community.
About the role
We are seeking a compassionate
Family and Carer Peer Practitioner
for a permanent, part-time (26.6hours per week) prospect in Parkville.




Drawing on your family/carer lived or living experience of supporting someone experiencing mental health and/or alcohol and other drug challenges, you will provide peer-led support to families, carers and supporters.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will champion lived experience perspectives, support family-inclusive and recovery-oriented practice, facilitate groups, and contribute to family engagement initiatives that enhance outcomes for service users and their support networks.
Key responsibilities
Demonstrate knowledge and abilities gained through family/carer lived or living experience and support the development of lived experience approaches across the service.
Provide peer-led support, education, information and practical assistance to families, carers and supporters.
Support your team to understand and deliver services that are consistent with relational recovery-oriented and family-inclusive practice.
Facilitate and contribute to group programs, family engagement activities and co-design initiatives.
Advocate for the voice of families and carers and contribute to service improvement and development activities.
Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen support pathways for families and carers.
What you'll bring
Lived or living experience as a family member, carer or supporter of someone who has experienced mental health and/or alcohol and other drug challenges.
Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work,



is desirable but not required.
Tertiary qualifications in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or another health-related field as designated by Mind are desirable but not required.
Ability to share aspects of your personal and familial story in an appropriate and purposeful manner to support hope, connection and relational recovery.
Proven experience using lived experience and expertise in a dedicated Family/Carer Peer role is highly desirable.
Able to obtain and provide evidence of vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Pertussis/Diphtheria/Tetanus, Influenza, and COVID-19.
Able to obtain CPR and First Aid certifications.
Benefits
Generous not-for-profit salary packaging of up to $15,899 p.a.
Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading.
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family.
Fitness Passport - access to a wide range of fitness facilities for you and your family.
Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
Interested?
Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday, 12 October ****.
Julz Ghaly, Project Manager
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Mind is committed to a barrier-free recruitment process.
If you require any adjustments to complete your application, please email
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PD Family and Carer Peer Practitioner (YPARC Parkville) ********.pdf
The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check.
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📌 Family And Carer Peer Practitioner (Melbourne)
🏢 Mind Australia
📍 Melbourne