One Door Mental Health is recruiting for a part-time Aboriginal Peer Practitioner for its Medicare Mental Health Centre (MMHC) based in Canterbury in Sydney's Inner West. MMHC Canterbury is an adult mental health centre offering short to medium term episodes of care for those experiencing distress or crisis.

One Door is a pioneering, purpose-driven service provider dedicated to supporting individuals living with mental illness, along with their families and carers. With over 30 years of experience, One Door's innovative services and community-driven approach create a safe and supportive environment. It offers a full continuum of mental health services including early intervention, housing with support and complex care, to support people, families and carers across Australia.

Yilabara is a wholly Aboriginal-owned not-for-profit organisation that supports businesses to meet their corporate social responsibility objectives. We are proud to be assisting One Door to recruit to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified position of Aboriginal Peer Practitioner.

Why work for One Door Mental Health

Transform Lives: Play a vital role in empowering individuals, helping them achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.

Market-competitive salary Packaging: Maximise your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900.

Fitness Passport: Take advantage of our discounted workplace health and fitness program, offering you and your family access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness centres at a fraction of the regular cost. For 50% less than a typical gym membership, enjoy unlimited visits and stay motivated to maintain your health and well-being.

Leave Perks:



Enjoy leave perks including birthday leave, study leave, and an extra annual picnic day leave

Workplace Banking Portal: Access that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through our CommBank program.

About You

This is a part-time (4 days a week) Identified role for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is a contract position until 30 June 2027.

Canterbury Medicare Mental Health Centre is expanding and moving to recent premises and services will move from a 5-day a week delivery model to 7-days a week, requiring rostered weekend work.

You are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island person with lived or living experience of mental distress and recovery. You have:

highly developed relational skills, including demonstrating unconditional acceptance and positive regard

effectively and appropriately share learnings from personal recovery stories

understand how essential hope is, strategies to build hope, and holding hope for others

demonstrate the ability to sit with, hold and bear witness to someone's distress in an authentic way

transform adversity into expertise that can be empowering and helpful

understand and articulate how Lived Experience work is distinct and unique, including the values, principles and practice of the discipline





apply an Intentional Peer Support Framework to your practice

are known for your flexibility and adaptability including during periods of change

have a strong commitment to professional development and role modelling the delivery of services and approaches that are consistent with recovery-oriented practice from a peer/Lived Experience perspective.

Key areas of responsibility

The role is responsible for providing peer-based support to people experiencing distress by building trust through shared experiences, promoting a hopeful outlook, and offering consistent, empathetic engagement by:

participating in goal setting activities for people accessing the service

providing encouragement and support to access supports

providing support to clients to navigate and link to other community agencies and support systems to address their needs as required

forging strong links with community partners to enable a smooth transition of One Door's clients

delivering outreach-based peer support, including visiting clients in community settings and other services, to support engagement, reduce barriers to access, and assist clients to connect with appropriate supports

contributing to the measurement of program outcomes

preparing reports, case notes and other required documentation

building meaningful connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to ensure culturally informed, responsible and respectful peer support

support collaboration and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, Elders, and community organisations to enhance service

📌 Aboriginal Peer Practitioner (Australia)
🏢 yilabara
📍 Australia