Family Mentor (peer worker) - headspace Early Psychosis (hEP), Canberra

• Uniting NSW & ACT
• Lyneham, Canberra ACT
• Full time (part time available) | Mondays to Fridays
• Health Professionals Award Classification (support stream) Level 3

Help shape a brand-new service in beautifully appointed, purpose-built, youth-friendly facilities located in Lyneham, moments from the tram stop!

Join a team that’s redefining youth mental health!

Be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team at headspace Early Psychosis (hEP) Canberra, where we are dedicated to early intervention and recovery-focused care for young people aged 12–25 either experiencing or at high risk of developing psychosis.

Come and join us in changing lives!

About the Program

The hEP program is funded by the Australian Federal Government and is a nationally recognised leader in youth mental health, delivering evidence-based, recovery-oriented services. Our model of care is grounded in the renowned Orygen EPPIC (Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre) framework, ensuring world-class early intervention for young people.

The program is structured across three specialist teams:

• Mobile Assessment & Treatment Team (MATT)
• Continuing Care Team (CCT)
• Functional Recovery Team (FRT)

The Family Mentor role sits within the FRT.

About you in the role

You’ll play a vital role in improving family relationships, reducing distress, and creating a safe and supportive environment that empowers young people through their recovery journey.

This role is responsible for appropriately applying personal lived experiences with mental health recovery to aid young people’s families in reaching their recovery goals. This includes providing education, training, and individual support services, to promote a personally meaningful recovery for every young person’s family member. It also involves significant collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care.

About You

As a staff member of Uniting, you will celebrate diversity and welcome all people regardless of lifestyle choices, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Qualifications:

• Working towards, willing to work towards, or completion of a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, or equivalent and relevant to the field of work.
• Preferred Australian Driver’s Licence.

Experience:

• Lived experience as a family member or carer for a person with mental illness.
• Comprehensive understanding of the recovery process and ability to appropriately communicate a lived experience.
• Demonstrated ability to establish relationships and maintain appropriate boundaries with families.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, independently manage time, plan, and organise own workload.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be organised, systematic, thorough, accurate and disciplined. You will be continuing to develop in your area of expertise and be expected to provide innovative ideas to solve problems in your discipline. It is expected that you will possess good skills at navigating a complex organisation, forging relationships, and managing through influence rather than direct authority as required.

Why Work with Uniting?

💰 Salary Packaging – take home more by reducing your taxable income (up to $18,550 tax-free!)

🤝 Be part of a progressive, inclusive, and multidisciplinary organisation

📚 Clinical supervision and extensive PD opportunities to support your ongoing growth

🌐 Street parking available, close to light rail

🚀 Real opportunities for career development in a large, values-driven not-for-profit

If the idea of working for a progressive not-for-profit organisation excites you, then click APPLY now to get your application started!

To be considered please attached your CV and a covering outlining the model of family therapy that you have used and your motivations for apply for the role.

📧 Questions? Contact:

Heather Perry, Team Leader, 📩 [email protected]

Pallavi Bhatia, Talent Acquisition Specialist 📩 [email protected]

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a National Police, reference and Working with Children checks.

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity
At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.