Mental Health Peer Worker (Homelessness Team)

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Location: Station Street Office, Penrith
Hours Per Week:26
Requisition ID: REQ707247

Application Close: 25/11/2026

Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications
Health Education Officer Non-Graduate $34.08 - $49.29 per hour
Health Education Officer Graduate $38.98 - $62.28 per hour

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centers.



Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

Join our Homelessness Mental Health Team and use your lived experience to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges and homelessness. As a Peer Worker, you will draw on your personal recovery journey to build genuine, empathic relationships that inspire hope, promote wellbeing, and support individual recovery.

Working within a recovery-oriented and trauma-informed framework, you will provide peer support to consumers experiencing psychological distress, mental illness, or suicidal crisis. You will play a vital role in fostering hope, choice, self-determination, and social connection while partnering with a multidisciplinary team and community organisations to support people at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Outstanding education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

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📌 Mental Health Peer Worker (Homelessness Team) (Penrith)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Penrith