National Lived Experience Practice Lead

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position details

• Full Time Permanent Position
• Classification: Senior Management Remuneration Level 2 with a salary range of: $168,000 - $181,002 per annum + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Nationally - remote or hybrid working arrangements will be considered

About your new role

Reporting to the Executive Director, Operations and as a member of the National Leadership Team (NLT), the NLEPL leads, embeds and elevates Lived Experience principles and expertise in operational practice, strategy, governance, and organisational culture across Neami.

The role plays a critical national leadership role that inspires, influences, supports, guides and develops contemporary evidence-based Lived Experience practice across Neami. This includes maintaining a strong connection with the Lived Experience sector and supporting the organisation with their understanding of the broader Lived Experience movement.

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.

We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challengeseach year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave, an Accrued Day Off each month, Gratis Leave and Wellness Leave
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

What you will bring to the role

• Lead the scoping, design, application, establishment, development, implementation and embedding of contemporary evidence-based Lived Experience practice across Neami through governance, culture, workforce guidance & development, decision-making processes, and service design.
• Lead, champion and support Intentional Peer Support and Collaborative Relational Practice as the underpinning practice approaches.
• Lead organisational policy development and review relating to Lived Experience practice, procedures, guideline development, and research/evaluation initiatives in collaboration with the National Practice Lead as required to do this.
• Provide expert strategic advice to the Executive Leadership and NLT on relevant Lived Experience practice, external research, policy and stakeholder environment.
• Provide expert advice to practice governance functions and structures across Neami to support transdisciplinary practice and on elevating Lived Experience practice.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Does the role require the capacity to drive/access to a car?
• Australian working rights

How to apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (select paper clip icon).

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply' button where you will need to create a username and password.
• Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked).

Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Kim Holmes, Executive Director Operations - Integrated Wellbeing Network - [email protected]

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

Applications Close: 6 July 2025

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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