Join our Team

• Work with families and carers at the time of transition back to community.
• Champion the voice of lived experience always placing service user at the centre of their journey. 
• Permanent Full Time 38 hours/week | Bendigo 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 people and guide recovery.

About the role

The Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing services, otherwise known as “Locals”, act as a front door to the mental health service system. The service provides a continuum of care and support including clinical interventions, wellbeing supports, and therapeutic support through an integrated mental health and alcohol and other drug framework approach.

We are seeking a compassionate Peer Practitioner for permanent Fulltime (38 hours per week) opportunity in the Bendigo area. The Peer Practitioner works as part of a multidisciplinary team utilising the learning from their lived/living experience of mental health challenges and/or alcohol and drug challenges to walk alongside service users.

Key responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived /living experience of mental ill health, alcohol and other drugs challenges and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
• Support people accessing the Local to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
• Welcome people when they access the Local and walking alongside them through the intake and assessment process
• Developing daily living skills and capacity for self-care.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a coordinated, integrated response to people’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced training will also be considered as an alternative to tertiary qualifications.
• Ability to share learnings from your personal story in an appropriate and purposeful manner to support, empower, speak about the times of hopelessness and the importance of hope, and support the recovery of clients.
• Previous experience in using lived experience and Expertise in a dedicated Peer role strongly desirable
• Experience, expertise and/or desire in working directly with people with mental health issues, alcohol and/or other drugs challenges, and their families and carers.

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, and Monthly Accumulated Day off (Full time employees).
• 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

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 497328. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Sunday 13th April 2025. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. Please contact the person below for more information.

Lisa Henderson – Service Operations Manager
Lisa.Henderson@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 Peer Practitioner Locals - Bendigo Echuca - March 2025.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.