• Australia’s largest organisation supporting people with eating disorders and body image concerns.
• Office based in Crow’s Nest, NSW, hybrid working
• Part time 0.4 FTE, 2 days from Monday to Wednesday, 12-8pm
• Fixed Term contract until 30 June 2028, possibility of extension
• Great workplace culture, employee benefits and salary packaging options.
Are You Ready to Help Make a Change?
Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s national charity for eating disorders and body image issues, providing a voice for those affected and the people who care for them. Eating disorders are severe and complex mental illnesses with physical complications, and the medical, psychological, physical and social consequences can be long term and for many, life threatening.
Butterfly advocates for improved services from government, health and mental health organisations, and the eating disorder sector, raising awareness in the media and via community engagement. Butterfly runs Australia’s only national Eating Disorders Helpline, seven days a week; evidence-based clinical treatment and support programs; and delivers prevention initiatives in schools and the community to combat negative body image issues.
About the Role
The primary purpose of this role is to provide hope for recovery and peer support through various activities working directly with people currently experiencing an eating disorder and their loved ones. The role aims to provide a safe, supportive and recovery-focused environment and will be responsible for facilitation of supports, and individual peer mentoring.
The role will utilise lived experience to support those experiencing an eating disorder and those caring for someone with an eating disorder, and will impart relevant information about eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns and related issues to family, friends and other carers of people with eating disorders.
Accountabilities and Responsibilities
• Work collaboratively with the Next Steps team and Program Manager to ensure uninterrupted service delivery for provision of the program.
• Appropriately and safely share and discuss common experiences with group and program participants, assisting to initiate, establish and maintain supportive relationships within the groups.
• Co-facilitate group programs, including delivery of education and awareness activities.
• Motivational enhancement work both individually and in a group.
• Provide meal support to participants.
• Keep accurate and up to date records of attendance at support groups, individual mentorships, health records, and programs facilitated.
• Assist in reporting data around engagement and service usage to the Eating Disorders Coordinator, along with feedback on outcomes and on any significant issues.
• Attend weekly team meetings, case reviews, and supervision with a supervisor.
Selection Criteria
To see the FULL Selection Criteria, please view the Position Description at https://butterfly.org.au/who-we-are/careers/
Essential
• Lived experience of an eating disorder or caring for someone with an eating disorder.
• Peer support fs who have experienced an eating disorder consider themselves to have been recovered for at least two years.
• Ability to eat in a healthy, relaxed, flexible manner in the company of others, and to model an appropriate relationship with food.
• An understanding of eating disorders and disordered eating, body image and related issues and of their impact both on the individual experiencing the issue and, on their families, friends partners and other carers.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with a caring and empathetic approach and ability to establish rapport.
• Insight and understanding of the wide range of issues that are commonly present for people with eating disorders and their families/partners and caregivers.
• A clear understanding of professional boundaries, confidentiality, privacy principles and practices.
• An understanding of common co-morbid conditions with eating disorders and an ability to provide support and referrals as needed.
• A good understanding of best practice principles for supporting those with or caring for someone with an eating disorder.
To Apply
All applicants should supply their resume and must address the Selection Criteria as detailed in the Position Description in a separate cover letter. Applications should be submitted via Seek.
Closing Date: Sunday 8th February 2026, please note that if we receive a high level of applications, the vacancy may close earlier than stated. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
For enquiries about this position, please email hr@butterfly.org.au
