Join our Team

• Access our EAP plus exclusive Workplace Banking Portal benefits
• Salary packaging, generous leave and wellbeing support
• Part‑time, 4 days/week (Mon – Fri) | Own transport needed with ability to claim km’s

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 Service

The Wellness Connect service supports service users through 1:1 support and group programs to:

• Identify, develop and maintain a sustainable and purposeful lifestyle that has meaning and value to them.
• Enhance their independent living skills and establish or maintain a positive connection with employment services, family supports, housing, social activities and other essential support networks based on individual need.

About the role

We are seeking an inclusive and approachable LGBTIQA + Peer Practitioner for a permanent part time (30.4 hours per week) opportunity in the Adelaide 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

• Provide effective and appropriate sharing of learnings gained from both an individuals lived/living experiences, collective impacts and Lived Expertise.
• Curate groups focussing on peer connection amongst LGBTIQ+ community members.
• Create linkages and build relationships and referral pathways with services that support LGBTIQA+ community members.
• Liaise and coordinate with LGBTIQA+ community groups and lived experience advisory groups as necessary.
• Ensure all safety issues are reported and addressed as they arise.

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.
• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) are required in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Experience and expertise working directly with LGBTIQA+ people with mental health challenges.
• Experience and/or commitment in providing empathic person-centred relational support, while recognising positionality, relative power and privilege.
• Demonstrated understanding of Lived Experience approaches including peer work, co-design and workforce development.

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.)
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading.
• 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.
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Access to a Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through our CommBank program.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 499306. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Sunday 12th April 2026. Please contact the person below for more information.

Kathryn Cousins – Senior Service Manager
Kathryn.Cousins@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 LGBTIQA+ Peer Practitioner (Wellness Connect).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.