Peer Support Worker

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Location: Katoomba Community Health Centre
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ649335
Applications Close: 06/04/2026

Position Classification and Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Health Education Officer Non-Graduate: $32.77 - $59.89 per hour
Health Education Officer Graduate: $37.48 - $59.89 per hour


 

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, 
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions. 

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centres. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

The Peer Support Worker draws on their lived experience of mental health recovery to offer hope, practical strategies, and person‑led support to consumers engaged with the Blue Mountains Assertive Community Treatment Team. Working across inpatient units and community settings, this role supports individuals with severe and persistent mental illness to stabilise their wellbeing, build autonomy, and pursue meaningful goals in areas such as health, housing, employment, education, identity, and community connection. As part of a multidisciplinary team providing intensive clinical and psychosocial support, the Peer Support Worker contributes to care coordination, engages consumers assertively in their home environments, and ensures all support is guided by peer choice and aligned with the team’s model of care.

If you’re passionate about using your lived experience to support others on their recovery journey and want to make a real impact within a dedicated multidisciplinary team, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help empower consumers to build stability, purpose, and connection. Apply now to become part of the Blue Mountains ACT Team.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards

For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.