Date: 3 Sept 2026
Location: Wodonga, Australia
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Company: Albury Wodonga Health
About the Role
Closing Date: 02/10/2026
Flexibility for balancing work and life commitments
Comprehensive learning and growth opportunities
Dynamic work environment and collaborative team culture
Lived & Living Experience Workforce is seeking a Senior Consumer Peer Worker to join our Intensive Mobile Youth Outreach Service (IMYOS) as part of the Infant Child Youth Mental Health (ICYMHS) team. This position offers leadership responsibilities alongside direct community impact and is open to both Full-Time and Part-Time applicants.
About the Role
In this position, you will deliver practical, social, and emotional support to young consumers by sharing your own recovery and healing experiences. Your work will focus on role-modelling hope, fostering relationships built on mutual trust, and promoting self-determination and empowerment in every interaction.
As a senior member of the team, you will also provide vital leadership and guidance to peer colleagues. You will act as a trusted point of advice for managing complex consumer needs, applying advanced problem-solving skills and professional judgment within relevant service frameworks.
Key Requirements
We are actively seeking candidates who possess:
Lived Experience: Personal lived or living experience of mental ill health, psychological distress, alcohol and other drug (AOD) use or dependence, and/or suicidality.
Peer Work Leadership: Demonstrated experience working as a Peer Worker within a mental health setting, including a background in providing mentoring, supervision, leadership, or practice development support to other lived experience staff.
Formal Training: Completion of a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work and Core Intentional Peer Support Training.
Purposeful Practice: A proven ability to intentionally utilise your lived experience to promote hope, recovery, and wellbeing for consumers.
For further details, please refer to the or alternatively contact Caitlin McAlister at
[email protected] for a confidential discussion.
About Albury Wodonga Health (AWH)
AWH serves as the largest regional healthcare provider between Sydney and Melbourne, situated in the border cities of Albury and Wodonga. With a dedicated team of over 3,000 professionals, we proudly service a population of up to 300,000 across North-East Victoria and Southern NSW. Our extensive network encompasses two primary hospital campuses and an additional 22 sites, delivering a diverse range of emergency, surgical, women’s and children’s, community, mental health, allied health, and sub-acute services. Our growth continues with the opening of a state-of-the-art Emergency Department in 2024, and excitingly, the construction of a new hospital at our Albury site by 2028. This expansion will greatly elevate our ability to service the needs of our community, and we need a great team of people like you to accomplish this.
What awaits you at AWH?
We are committed to our Employee Value Proposition and will deliver on our key pillars of Growth, Balance, Contribution and Lifestyle. We provide comprehensive induction and training to set you up for success, offer exceptional Rewards and Benefits and continuously nurture your professional growth by providing opportunities for development.
Thinking about a tree-change?
AWH has partnered with The Welcome Experience to support your move. This free service is designed to help essential workers and their families who are considering a move to Albury / Wodonga.
We know how rewarding life and work in regional Australia can be, and we want to make the transition as smooth as possible. The Welcome Experience team can guide you through the process and connect you with the information and support you need. This program is only available to employees relocating to the cities of Albury and Wodonga.
To learn more or register, visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
Are you ready to become part of our team?
To uncover compelling reasons to embark on this career journey with us and become part of our fantastic team, please refer to our .
Salary and terms will be in accordance with the relevant state EBA or Award.
AWH prioritises Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethical Practice, and embraces Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Please note that appointments are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment checks including Criminal Record check and working with Children checks.
Important Notice: All healthcare workers must maintain all vaccinations required by relevant healthcare regulations, guidelines, or their specific role within the organisation. In addition to mandatory vaccinations, AWH strongly encourage all employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination, as recommended by public health authorities and as a preventative measure to help ensure the safety and well-being of patients, colleagues, and the broader community.
