Peer Support Worker jobs in Melbourne VIC

Posted: 04/06/2026

Closing Date: 18/06/2026

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Melbourne

Job Category: Startegy and Growth

Who are we?
healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?
Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility’s supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.

healthability is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

The Opportunity
We are seeking a Lived and Living Experience Worker – Chronic Conditions to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary team, within an innovative health pilot supporting people living with chronic and complex conditions.

This is a fixed-term role until 30 June 2027, commencing at 0.3 FTE for the first five months and increasing to 0.4 FTE for the remaining seven months.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Provide peer informed support to clients living with chronic and complex conditions

• Use lived experience to build trust, hope and empowerment

• Support clients to set goals and navigate health, social and community services

• Assist with system navigation and appointment preparation

• Identify barriers to care and support clients to address them

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

• Contribute to co-design and service improvement activities

• Support evaluation and outcome measures

Skills & Experience

• Lived or living experience of managing a chronic condition

• Demonstrated ability to use lived experience constructively in a peer support context

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to support people navigating complex service systems

• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

• Commitment to recovery-oriented and strengths-based approaches

• Experience in community health, peer support or similar (desirable)

• Experience participating in co-design or service improvement (desirable)

• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent (desirable)

If you want to work with great people - we'd love to hear from you.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit a copy of your resume, and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. No agencies please.