Peer Worker

• A great new community mental health service
• Part time, 2 year contract opportunity available
• Great workplace culture & collaborative team

We are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition – it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

About the service

The Mental Health Care Partners Program is embedded in the Caboolture Medicare Mental Health Centre (MMHC). The program supports adults aged 18-65 years of age, who have complex mental health needs, to facilitate improved access to and alignment between primary care and mental health. The multidisciplinary team blends clinical and non-clinical supports to support individuals for up to two years.

On offer

• Based in Caboolture, QLD
• Part time (4.5 days/ wk), fixed-term contract until 30.06.2028
• Paying on SCHADs level 3 plus Super
• Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!)
• Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650!
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• Stride Rewards – access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
• One paid wellbeing leave day per year
• Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12 month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
• Paid parental leave support
• Supportive team environment
• Excellent training and career development

Role Overview

• Mentor and support consumers in a person-led, strengths focused and recovery-oriented way to support hope and promote resilience, and who models the possibility and longevity of recovery;
• Build respectful, professional and appropriate relationships with consumers based around conversations which draw from personal experiences and emotions to support people in their journey of recovery;
• Inform and contribute to employees learning and service understanding, and advocate on systemic issues impacting people living with mental health issues.

Requirements

• Cert IV in Mental Health Peer Work, or a willingness to complete
• Lived experience of your own mental illness and a rich understanding of your own processes of recovery and proactivity in managing wellbeing
• A willingness to purposefully use your own story to help others further their own understanding of recovery
• Ability to foster and maintain respectful, professional relationships with consumers, staff and organisations
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently
• Computer literacy
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a Blue Card
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance
• Drivers License

Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Apply now!

To apply complete the online application form, attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the available role.

Closing date for applications: Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt, with a final closing date of 20 July 2026.

Please note the closing date may end sooner if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

For any queries please email ***email_hidden***

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