Mental Health Lived Experience Worker

Latrobe Regional Hospital
Part Time Bairnsdale, Victoria Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists
Posted:
June 06, 2026
Location:
Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia

Job Description

Mental Health Lived Experience Worker

Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Consumer Perspective, Mental Health Lived Experience Worker to join our Bairnsdale Community Mental Health team on a part time basis.

As a Mental Health Consumer Lived Experience Worker, you will provide peer support to consumers who are receiving care from Latrobe Regional Health Mental Health Service.

You will form mutually supportive and empathetic peer relationships by appropriately and purposefully sharing your own story and understanding of the impacts of mental distress and illness on consumers.

You will use your lived experiences supporting someone through service use and recovery to provide emotional and practical support, making it easier to navigate the mental health system, and inspiring confidence, optimism, and hope in others about the journey of recovery.

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    Job Overview

    Job Type: Part Time
    Location: Bairnsdale, Australia
    Posted: June 06, 2026
    Deadline: July 16, 2026