Peer 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

• Part-Time, Permanent Term Contract (0.8 FTE)
• Classification: SCHADS Level 5 with a salary range of $100, 875 - $105,439 per annum (pro rata if part-time) + 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: Darebin Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, VIC

ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE

Neami's Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (MH&WS) is an innovative solution to deliver on the compelling vision outlined through the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. Delivered in partnership with Northern Health, MH&WS brings together two organisations that are leading providers with extensive experience and success in the delivery of community-based care.

Neami Mental Health & Wellbeing Service will provide a 'no wrong door' approach and support members of the community to be connected to the right support. The centre will provide a holistic approach to care, addressing a range of social, physical, and emotional needs informed by the Collaborative Relational Practice (CRP). Neami Mental Health & Wellbeing Service will have a strong focus on lived experience and will support a high engagement, multi-disciplinary team model made up of Clinical and Lived Experience staff.

The service will provide short to medium term targeted care and support for adults and older adults experiencing a crisis or in significant distress. The service will receive referrals from mental health professionals in the area, public mental health services, emergency services, community organisations as well as self-referrals from members of the community. The multidisciplinary team will welcome referrals to determine suitability, assess individual needs and assist access to appropriate services delivered by the team and other community and health providers.

The Neami MH&WS operates Monday to Friday in business hours.

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 challenges each 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 Gratis Leave, Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
• Optional monthly Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full-time staff
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching withyour supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE

• Use Lived Experience learnings and principles to provide line management, practice leadership, and facilitate learning spaces with program staff.
• Model and coach others in Lived Experience ways of working in professional spaces to build understanding, authenticity, and accountability.
• Support the recruitment, induction and orientation of staffinto the program.
• Provide co-reflection, de-briefing, staff development and supervision.
• Intentional Peer Support core training, Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work, Hearing Voices training or similar and/or experience working in a relevant setting.
• Understanding of Lived Experience (Peer) principles and the Consumer/Carer movements.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and the ability to motivate and empower team members.
• Previous experience in a designated Lived Experience role.
• Strong emotional resilience including the ability to sitwith discomfort, distress and people in crisis.
• Ability to self-reflect, take on feedback to grow practice skills and engage in personal and professional development.
• Ability to establish professional relationships that have clear boundaries with consumers, staff and partner organisations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills plus computer literacy.
• Willingness to identify or be identified by others as a professional with lived experience of recovery
• Willingness to share and draw on lived experience purposefully in the role to instil confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery

WHAT THE ROLE REQUIRES

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
• Australian working rights
• The capacity to drive/access to a car
• Relevant lived experience of mental health challenges, distress, trauma, and/or injustice, and journey of wellbeing/healing, and ability to apply learnings from this in practice and leadership.
• Intentional Peer Support core training, Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work, Hearing Voices training or similar and/or experience working in a relevant setting.
• Understanding of Lived Experience (Peer) principles and the Consumer/Carer movements.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and the ability to motivate and empower team members.
• Previous experience in a designated Lived Experience role.

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 (please select the paperclip icon in the top right-hand corner).

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:

Emma Storen | Senior Manager Operations | [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: 6th October 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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