What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Worker position at Northern Sydney Local Health District?
Peer Workers with experience working in mental health are encouraged to join the dynamic and committed team of mental health professionals supporting people during a mental health inpatient admission.
Employment Type
: Permanent Part Time
Remuneration
: Dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week
: 16
Requisition ID
: REQ626376
Salary (Per Hour)
Non-Graduate Health Education Officer: $ $47.39
Graduate Health Education Officer: $ $ 59.89
Who we are
: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting, and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There is a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You will feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital
What You'll Be Doing
The position will support the implementation and delivery of Mental Health Drug & Alcohol (MHDA) services within the recovery philosophy. This philosophy requires that services demonstrate hope for recovery, respect lived expertise, support self-determination and promote social inclusion.
Peer Workers will use their personal experience and work collaboratively with MHDA teams to support people using MHDA services and further connect them to their preferred supports and services. Peer Workers also have a role in educating clinical staff, and providing representative input into systemic issues and changes through policy development, committee activities, projects and research. This is a non-clinical role.
Peer Workers will receive appropriate training, supervision and support to carry out their roles.
Equality and diversity are fundamental to our core beliefs and values. MHDA is committed to fostering an inclusive culture and actively promotes equality and diversity. We welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, disabilities and ages in everything we do.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria
- Past or current personal experience using Mental Health and/or Drug & Alcohol related services.
- Able and willing to share aspects of your personal treatment and recovery experience with others, individually and/or in groups, in a safe and effective way.
- Demonstrated ability to build and foster effective working relationships with a diverse range of people, including the people using Mental Health / Drug & Alcohol services, clinicians, managers and community members.
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This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy . You will be required to complete the
OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form
and
TB Assessment Tool
during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the
Child Safe Standards
.
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Applications Close: 15 December 2025
Tentative Interview Date: Week of 15 December 2025
Salary : $47 - $60