?? The need-to-know…

Rise has created a new role within our Mental Health team and is looking for an experienced peer leader to help strengthen, support and grow our lived experience workforce.

You’ll lead and coach our peer workforce, bring contemporary peer practice and sector knowledge into our services, and help implement a service-wide framework that strengthens how lived experience practice is understood, supported and embedded across Mental Health.

This is a full-time, Monday to Friday position, fixed-term until 30 June 2028, working across our East Metro community services and our Helens Place office in Middle Swan. We offer versatile start and finish times, generally between 8-9am and 4-5pm, along with work-from-home flexibility.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

- Leading and developing our peer workforce.

- Strengthening and embedding lived experience practice across Mental Health.

- Building capability in recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and person-led practice.

- Championing the value of peer roles and lived experience expertise.

- Working with Mental Health leaders to strengthen service quality and workforce practice.

- Building connections with clients, families, carers and community partners.

?? 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:

- Lived or living experience of mental health and recovery, with confidence using your experience safely and professionally to support others.

- A Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, Mental Health, Community Services or a related discipline, and/or significant relevant sector experience.

- Strong knowledge of contemporary peer work, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and person-led practice.





- Experience leading and developing people, projects or peer practice within mental health or community services.

- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to champion lived experience perspectives.

- The ability to turn good peer practice into practical approaches, helping strengthen and embed it across services.

- 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.

⭐️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.

✅ The Important Stuff

1) Pre-employment requirements

Appointments to this position require a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working with Children Check. Costs for new checks will be covered and/or reimbursed by Rise.

2) Cover letter required

A cover letter is mandatory and must be included with your application. Please tell us about your genuine experiences, skills and achievements in your own words. AI tools can help with editing and formatting, but your examples should reflect your own experience. Your cover letter should provide examples of your experience in:

- Peer expertise: Applying lived experience and peer work principles to strengthen services and advocate for peer practice.

- Leading peers: Leading and supporting peer workers while balancing wellbeing, peer identity and accountability.

- Frameworks and practice: Developing and embedding peer practice frameworks, policies or approaches and the outcomes achieved.

3) APPLICATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2026

Submit an application via the Apply button. Email applications are not accepted. We may begin shortlisting and interviewing as applications are received and may close the ad early, therefore we suggest you don’t delay!

4) Have questions?

Contact Stephanie Birbeck (Manager - Mental Health and Youth) on 04•• ••• 541 during hours 8am to 4pm (Mon to Fri), or email [email protected].

? We wish you GOOD LUCK ?

Please note: We do not accept unsolicited approaches, candidate referrals or applications from recruitment agencies or external sourcing companies. Please do not contact our hiring managers or Recruitment team regarding this vacancy.

📌 Senior Coordinator – Peer Workforce Lead (Perth)
🏢 Rise
📍 Perth