Make a meaningful difference by walking alongside people as they access support, build confidence, and take the next step in their recovery journey.
Amity Health are seeking a dedicated Peer Support Worker to join our Integrated Primary Mental Health Care (IPMHC) Program across the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions.
In this role, we encourage you to draw on your lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery, to support our clients accessing the service. As a welcoming first point of contact, providing empathetic, recovery-oriented support, helping people feel heard, understood, and connected to the care they need.
About The Program
Funded by the WA Primary Health Alliance, the IPMHC program offers fully funded support for individuals experiencing mental health challenges across regional WA. IPMHC exists to address the significant physical and mental health inequities experienced by people living with mental health issues by improving access to equitable, culturally safe, and integrated care. Grounded in an understanding of the social, economic, and environmental drivers of health inequity, the program delivers flexible, biopsychosocial and collaborative responses that address barriers to care and support early intervention, improved health outcomes, and overall well-being.
About the Role
In a highly supportive environment, this is a genuine opportunity to use your lived experience to help and support our clients. This includes holding space for people during difficult conversations and allowing them to share their story, connecting them with appropriate services, developing person-centred individual support plans, walking alongside them throughout their recovery journey, and linking them with local community and social service partners.
Our part-time position is 2 days per week, located in Albany, WA.
About You
We are looking for someone who brings empathy, resilience and lived experience, together with the skills and confidence to support people in a respectful, person-centred way. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- A lived experience of mental health challenges with the ability to share skills learned during recovery to support and empower others
- An understanding of peer support work in a community or mental health setting
- Ability to engage with and build rapport with people from all backgrounds, beliefs and cultures
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of team
- Good computer skills and ability to learn new programs
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries at all times
- Cert IV or above in community services or relevant discipline (or willing to work towards this)
- A current WA Driver’s Licence, National Police Clearance, and Working with Children Check.
Why Join Us
At Amity Health, we are a needs-led organisation. We meet people where they are and build on their strengths. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to fulfil their potential and access quality support.
When you work with us, you’ll find more than a job, you’ll join a community that:
- Values lived experience as expertise and a powerful driver of recovery
- Champions connection, empowerment, and person-centred care
- Collaborates across sectors to improve outcomes for regional communities
- Invests in peer support and supervision, and professional development
You’ll also enjoy:
- Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
- A supportive, inclusive and purpose-driven team culture
- Opportunities for professional growth and peer supervision
- The chance to make a real difference in people’s lives
How to Apply
If you are interested in this role but do not meet every requirement, we still warmly encourage you to apply. We value diverse experiences, perspectives and strengths, and recognise that people can bring valuable skills to a role in different ways.
To apply, please submit your resume and a brief covering letter addressing the selection criteria, up to a maximum of two pages.
Applications close 30 July 2026, however early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence prior to the closing date.
We Welcome All People
Amity Health actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences, including First Nations people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
