With a rewarding career in alcohol and other drugs, you can be part of the vibrant and professional team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time / Part Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer
Remuneration: $67,584 - $97,733 per annum, pro rata
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ699341

Join the vibrant and professional team working with people requesting assistance with alcohol and drug use. With a rewarding career in alcohol and other drugs, you can work family-friendly hours and have a positive impact on the health of our communities.

The alcohol and other drugs workforce work for the greater good through an open, flexible and dynamic, strengths-based approach. We are an inclusive and committed team where staff are encouraged to bring their whole self to work. We are a team as diverse as the vibrant communities we support.

About the role

The Peer Worker, drawing from personal experience with Alcohol and Other Drugs, provides person-centered recovery-orientated and trauma-informed guidance to people in treatment helping them overcome barriers and engage with treatment teams.

We are an inclusive and committed team where staff are encouraged to bring their whole self to work and are proud that our team is as diverse as the vibrant communities we support.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high-quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high-quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
Growth – access to professional and personal development
Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Need more information?

For role related queries or questions contact Shannon White on Shannon.White1@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Applications Close: 21 October 2026

NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia.

An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

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