Join our Team

• Opportunity to champion the voice of lived experience, advocate for human rights and provide an alternative to traditional mental health responses
• Fixed term 12 month role | Part time 30.4 hours/week
• Ballarat Location

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for more than 45 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.

About the role

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centre operates across the Grampians region through a partnership with Mind, Ballarat Community Health (BCH) and Grampians Community Health (GCH). The Connect centre has satellite sites in Nhill (GCH), at Horsham Neighbourhood House and Warracknabeal Neighbourhood House.  

We are seeking a compassionate Senior Family and Carer Peer Practitioner a 12 month fixed term, part time (30.4 hours per week) opportunity in the Ballarat area. You will champion the voice of lived experience, advocate for human rights and provide an alternative to traditional mental health responses through the practice of mutuality.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and foster the development of a team to provide best quality services, as defined in the Connect centre service model.
• Provide line management and support access to specialist family and carer perspective supervision to the team.
• Engage with family members, carers or supporters to provide reassurance, information, practical and wellbeing supports, education (informed by relational recovery) and skills development.
• Deliver solution-focused, peer-led support either on a one-on-one basis or via facilitation of peer-led groups

What you’ll bring

• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work and/or significant experience with the role industry.
• Specific qualifications relating to family work or carer perspective supervision highly regarded.
• Has a lived/living experience as a family member, carer or supporter of someone who is experiencing, or has experienced mental ill-health and/or substance use challenges and understanding of, and ability and willingness to, contribute this Lived Expertise
• Proven ability to effectively lead and develop a team through training, supervision and reflective practice to achieve best quality service outcomes.
• Proven ability to effectively lead and develop a team through training, supervision and reflective practice to achieve best quality service outcomes.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 497901. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday 25 July 2025. Please contact the person below for more information.

Rael Cartledge – Service Manager
rael.cartledge@mindaustralia.org.au

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at hr@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

 PD Senior Family and Carer Peer Practioner 20250721.pdf

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.