Joins us as our new Peer Worker (Family and Friends) at headspace Hamilton, where your lived experience will empower families to support young people and foster mental wellbeing.
Employee Benefits
- 11 Wellbeing Days pro-rata (to support worker well-being) in addition to Annual Leave
- Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year.
- Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations).
- Regular Clinical Supervision.
- Excellent Learning & Development opportunities.
- Minimum $76,498.01 (pro-rata) Salary negotiable.
- Additional Public Holiday Day at Easter (Tuesday).
- Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional wellbeing.
About the Role:
This is your chance to turn lived experience into real impact.
headspace Hamilton is currently seeking a Peer Worker (Family and Friends) who understands what it can be like when someone you care about is struggling with their mental health, and wants to use that understanding to support others.
In this ongoing part-time role (0.8 EFT), you’ll work directly with families and friends of young people aged 12–25, providing practical, down-to-earth support that actually makes a difference. Whether it’s one-on-one conversations, group sessions, or helping people navigate the system, your focus will be on building confidence, connection, and capability.
You won’t just be delivering support, you’ll be shaping it. From contributing to family-inclusive practice to helping elevate the voices of families within the service, your perspective will matter here.
If you’re ready to step into a role where your experience has purpose and your voice drives change, we want to hear from you.
Do your skills include:
- Lived experience as a family member or friend who has supported a young person through their recovery journey, including mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drugs and/or work and study
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a diverse range of people, families and stakeholders
- A broad understanding of the differing perspectives of the impact of mental health difficulties on families and friends.
- An interest and passion in the mental health and well-being of young people and their family and friends
Are your credentials:
Essential
- Relevant qualifications (minimum Diploma level) in Peer Work, Health Promotion, Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work or equivalent and ability to undertake further training.
- A current Drivers Licence.
About Brophy (headspace Lead Agency):
Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.
At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 170 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.
At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.
Brophy’s headspace services are growing across the region – from our Warrnambool services now in operation for almost 15 years; we also provide a satellite service in Portland and are now working to establish a new headspace centre in Hamilton.
Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy:
Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.
Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.
For more information please get in touch with Robyn Lyons – Senior Mental Health Clinician on 03 5570 7130
Applications NOW OPEN
We’re excited to hear from interested candidates and will be reviewing applications as they arrive. To give yourself the best opportunity, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as suitable applicants may be invited to interview or offered the role during the recruitment process.
Please note that we are only able to consider candidates who have the right to work in Australia, and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
