Mental Health Peer Support Worker jobs

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Permanent, Part time (0.8EFT / 64hrs)
• Lived Experience Worker Level 4 - Salary Package: $76,530.86 - $85,249.35 + Superannuation
• Located at St Kilda Road Clinic - Continuing Care Team (CCT)
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision

About us

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of services which focus on people with a mental illness residing in the Inner Southeastern area of Melbourne.

The newly integrated Adult and Older Adult Service combines AMAH Adult Community Mental Health and Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Services to provide comprehensive, person-centred support for adults and older adults. We offer a wide range of therapeutic, addiction, trauma-informed, and family violence services.

In line with the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health recommendations and the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, we are expanding our services to provide specialized expertise and broad-spectrum care, including pathways for substance use, rehabilitation, recovery, and trauma-focused care.

Our approach focuses on integrated treatment, education, peer support, care planning, and navigation, supporting individuals at every stage of their recovery journey.

You’ll have the opportunity to work in areas such as:

• Navigations and Continuing Care: Brief Intervention, Access and Intake, CMHT, Physical Health, and Family Services
• Adult Rehabilitation and Recovery: MSTS, CCU, PARC, HOPS, and SECU
• Aged/Older Adult Mental Health: MAPS, Caulfield Hospital Community Liaison, and inpatient units
• Wellbeing and Therapeutic Services: Psychological Trauma and Capacity Building initiatives

Join us in reshaping mental health care with compassionate, specialised support to create meaningful change for our community.

The Role

Consumer Peer Workers are integral members of the multidisciplinary team who possess expertise through a lived experience of mental health challenges. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, Consumer Peer Workers inspire hope and provide support to clients accessing clinical community mental health services.

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Consumer Peer Worker role has 2 components.

• Responsibility for the guidance of consumer peer workers and integrating strong processes that support consumer perspective recovery by outlining their specific functions, importance and benefits across the multidiscipline teams. Within this component the Senior Consumer Peer Worker’s position will assist in the recruitment process of Consumer Peer Workers, orientation, and the development of resources to support their practice in the community setting.
• Provide one on one consumer peer work within a client team for 50% of their time, providing input to case managers relating to areas of consumer experience based on your own lived experience. The Consumer Senior Peer Worker will be required to be self-motivated and directed. They will demonstrate a sound ability to engage with a range of people, and offer support and information to the peer worker team who are drawing on their own experience in supporting the consumers they work with.

Support and supervision of the Senior Consumer Peer Workers is provided by the Peer Support Coordinator as well as through the Consumer Peer Support (Community of Practice) Supervision. Operationally the Senior Consumer Peer Worker reports to the Peer Work Team Leader, Adult and Older Adult Services.

The Senior Consumer Peer Worker role can offer a unique perspective on recovery that requires a different approach than mainstream clinical mental health service delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Mandatory:

• Personal experience of having a significant mental health challenge and the ability to use own experience to inspire hope and belief in recovery
• Experience working in a peer support role.
• Experience of the public or private mental health system
• Australian working rights and current Influenza vaccination

Highly Regarded:

• Formal qualifications are not mandatory for this role but may be helpful (Certificate IV in Peer Work, Cert IV in Mental Health, Intentional Peer Support training)
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent or willingness to complete this within 12 months.

What's in it for you

Portable long service leave from other public health services, Fitness Passport (Discounted subscription membership at numerous gyms across Melbourne), Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment, Located close to public transport and cafes, Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, car parking (subject to availability), onsite gym, childcare services, access to salary packaging, novated leasing

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter.

Enquiries to Levi Dowsett (Team Leader LE Peer Work) at L.Dowsett@alfred.org.au

Applications close 11pm AEST, Friday 12th June 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.