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Advanced Peer Worker (APW)
Metro North Mental Health, Chermside
Provide peer support using lived experience to help consumers recover in a home‑based mental health care setting.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Administration |
| Classification | AO4 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - North |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MH685532 |
| Closing date | 29-Jun-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent |
| Contact person | Tegan Louttit |
| Contact details | 0401 137 243 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
Provide specialist peer support within the Mental Health Hospital in the Home (MH HITH) service, using lived experience of mental ill-health and recovery to support consumers receiving care in the community. As an Advanced Peer Worker, you will work alongside consumers, their families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team to promote recovery-oriented practice, offering reassurance, practical support, and guidance throughout the care journey.
You will use your lived experience to model recovery strategies, assist consumers to identify goals and strengths, and contribute to the development of recovery and safety plans. Working both autonomously and collaboratively, you will support person-centred, trauma-informed care while also contributing to education, advocacy, and service improvement activities that strengthen recovery-focused practice within the MH HITH program.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
- Use lived experience to support consumers in their mental health recovery and wellbeing journey
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to promote recovery-oriented and person-centred care
- Support consumers to identify goals, build strengths, and develop recovery and safety plans
- Provide advocacy, education, and support to consumers, families, carers, and staff
- Contribute to service improvement, health promotion, and peer workforce development initiatives
Benefits when working for us
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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