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Family and Carer Peer Practitioner (Internal Applicants Only)
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.
About the role
This is an internal opportunity for a resilient, compassionate Family and Carer Peer Practitioner for a 9-month fixed term, part time (34.2 hours per week) opportunity in the Ballarat. 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
The service will be Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect and operates across the Grampians region through a partnership with Ballarat Community Health and Grampians Community Health. Families, carers and supporters seeking information, advice, referral and peer support will be able to access Centre-based services, receive outreach support and support through telephone and other virtual platforms. Staff will have a lived or living experience as a family member, carer or supporter of someone living with mental ill-health and/or substance use challenges and will deliver services utilising a relational recovery approach, trauma informed practice and peer support.
Key responsibilities
- Demonstrate knowledge and abilities gained from both an individual's Family/Carer lived/living experiences, collective impacts, and Lived Expertise
- Support your team to understand and deliver services and approaches that are consistent with relational recovery-oriented practice from a peer/Lived Experience perspective.
- Deliver solution-focused, peer-led support either on a one-on-one basis or via facilitation of peer-led groups.
- Provide services through a range of modalities including centre based and outreach, virtual and direct, both individually and in groups.
- Engage with local mental health and alcohol and other drug services, and community-based organisations such as schools and neighbourhood houses, to identify family/carers and provide early support.
What you’ll bring
- Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, is desirable but not required.
- 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
- Previous experience in using lived experience and Expertise in a dedicated Family/Carer Peer role strongly desirable
- Experience and/or commitment to learning how to provide empathic person-centered relational support, while starting to recognise positionality, relative power and privilege.
Interested?
Please find below the position description for your review.
PD - Family and Carer Peer Practitioner (MHW Connect) - Grampians 20260408.docx
Online applications must be submitted by 11pm on the Saturday 11th April 2026. Please contact the person below if you require more information. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
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
Please note this role is open for Mind Australia employees only so do not share this information with external parties
The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check.
