?? The need-to-know…

Join Rise as a Kaya Worker and support people throughout their mental health recovery journey. Working closely with clients, you'll provide advocacy, guidance and practical support while also using your lived experience and knowledge to help strengthen culturally safe, recovery-focused services across the wider team.

With our Helen's Place Office (Middle Swan) as your base, you'll support clients throughout the East Metro, combining office and community visits as required. This is a full-time, fixed-term role until 30th June 2028 working Monday to Friday, with flexibility around start/finish and some hybrid work-from-home.

What you'll be doing

- Building strong, trusting relationships that foster hope and empowerment

- Supporting clients to identify strengths, achieve personal goals and increase community participation

- Connecting clients with the right supports through warm referrals and coordinated care

- Working alongside clients, families, carers, community organisations and internal teams to achieve positive outcomes

- Providing lived experience and recovery-focused insight to help shape culturally secure and recovery-focused services

- Contributing to a positive team culture and sharing your knowledge with others

- Maintaining accurate records and supporting quality service delivery

?? The need-to-have…

Here at Rise, we nurture potential, but we do need you to have a few tricks up your sleeve including the following:

- Relevant qualifications and/or experience in Mental Health, Community Services, Peer Work or a related field





- Lived experience of mental health challenges and personal recovery

- Experience supporting people experiencing mental health challenges or other complex needs

- Knowledge of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and culturally safe practice

- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- The ability to work independently, take initiative and work collaboratively with others

- Strong administrative and documentation skills
- A current Australian Driver's Licence is required for this role.

- Applicants must have current working rights and be residing in Australia. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.

- Applications are welcomed from both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal candidates.

✅ Formalities (The serious stuff!)

Appointments to this position will be subject to a NDIS worker screening check and working with children check.

A cover letter is required as part of your application. While AI tools may be used to assist with editing and formatting, we are interested in learning about your genuine experiences, skills and achievements in your own words. Within your cover letter, please address the following:





- Your lived experience and how it has shaped your approach to supporting others on their recovery journey.

- A time you built a positive outcome for someone experiencing mental health challenges, psychosocial disability, or other complex circumstances.

⭐️Why you should be part of Rise⭐️

For more than 40 years, Rise has been supporting over 5,000 people across our community, including young people at risk, those experiencing mental health challenges, people with disability, and older people.

When you join Rise, you’ll be welcomed into a culture that celebrates achievements and provides plentiful support. You can enjoy generous salary packaging options of up to $15,900 per year (plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment), HBF corporate health discounts, journey cover insurance, and access to our employee assistance program.

We’re proud of our genuine diversity, we want you to bring your true self to work and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, including those living with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and members of the LGBTIQA community.

☎️Have more questions? Contact Mel Powell (Senior Coordinator - Mental Health) on 0438 482 who will be happy to assist you during business hours. Alternatively, you can email @risenetwork.com.au

APPLICATIONS CLOSE WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2026

Shortlisting, interviewing, and appointing may begin immediately. We reserve the right to close the position without notice. We suggest you don’t delay applying to avoid disappointment.

? We wish you GOOD LUCK ?

📌 Kaya Worker (Middle Swan)
🏢 Rise
📍 Middle Swan