Advanced Peer Worker

About your new employer:

Career Growth and Development

We support career progression with structured pathways, secondment opportunities, and access to education and training programs. Whether specialising in a clinical field, upskilling in Digital Health, or transitioning to leadership roles, employees benefit from mentorship, professional development initiatives, and strong institutional partnerships with James Cook University (JCU).

Supportive Workplace Culture and Regional Advantage

A strong community-driven culture makes our organisation an attractive workplace, fostering collaboration, inclusion, and professional support. We balance metro-level healthcare opportunities with a regional feel, offering short commutes, access to rural and urban facilities, and a close-knit professional network. Employees experience a unique blend of career growth and lifestyle flexibility without the hustle of larger cities.

Work/Life Balance and Lifestyle Benefits

Nestled within beautiful North Queensland, the rural, urban, country and coastal locations found within the Townsville HHS region provides vibrant and unique communities, affordable living with stunning landscapes, outdoor adventures, and a relaxed lifestyle.

Townsville HHS prioritises employee wellbeing, offering flexible work arrangements, stable job security, and a family-friendly environment. Staff benefit from regional opportunities while maintaining modern healthcare advantages.

Competitive salary and benefits:

We offer attractive remuneration packages and generous leave entitlements.

• Salary range: $67,811 p.a. (AO4)
• 4 to 6 weeks annual leave with 14%-17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Plus Salary Sacrificing options may be available

About your opportunity:

The purpose of this position is to:

• Work under general direction to facilitate the education and development of the peer workers through coaching and mentorship.
• Connect to consumers, carers and staff providing a positive example of personal recovery and/or the carer experience and as a source of information on mental health and/or substance use challenges, navigating the service system, and the recovery journey.
• Provide education opportunities to staff of the MHSG to develop a better understanding of the recovery framework and lived experience perspective.
• Utilise your lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges and recovery, as a consumer or carer, to assist in the development and delivery of consumer and carer support groups, psycho education programs and other recovery-oriented information sessions for consumers and their carers and families.

Requirements:

• Hold or are working towards a certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to have a personal lived/living experience of mental illness and/or substance use challenges.
• Experience working within a public mental health service or the NGO sector in a lived experience role or equivalent.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) risk role.
• Probation period may apply.
• Pre-employment checks will be conducted, including Blue Card checks.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please contact: Emma Smith on (07) 4433 8138.

Apply ONLINE: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs//QLD-TV682714

Applications close: Tuesday, 26 May 2026.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.