Carer Lived Experience Worker (Peer Support)

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Carer Lived Experience Worker (Peer Support) role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Warragul Community Mental Health Services Team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is looking for a Carer Lived Experience Worker (CLEW) (Peer Support) to join our growing team on a temporary part-time basis.

About the Role

As a Carer Lived Experience Worker, you will draw on your personal experience of supporting someone through mental health challenges to provide meaningful peer support to carers, families and supporters.

You will build authentic, empathetic relationships by purposefully sharing your lived experience, helping others feel understood, supported and empowered. Your work will support carers to navigate the mental health system, strengthen their confidence, and foster hope in recovery.

This is a non-clinical role and an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing lived experience perspectives to enhance service delivery and outcomes.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

About you

What You Will Be Doing

In this role, you will:

• Provide peer-based emotional and practical support to carers and families
• Use your lived experience to build connection, trust and hope
• Support carers to navigate services and access community supports
• Assist carers to self-advocate and participate in care and decision-making
• Facilitate or contribute to peer groups, workshops and activities
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to improve carer engagement
• Support families during transitions, including inpatient to community care
• Promote the voice, needs and perspectives of carers within the service
• Accurately document interactions in line with organisational requirements

About You

You are compassionate, self-aware and committed to supporting others through shared experience. You understand the impact of mental health challenges on families and bring a strong belief in recovery and hope.

You will also bring:

• Lived experience supporting someone through mental health challenges and recovery
• Ability to safely and purposefully share your story to support others
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A collaborative approach to working within multidisciplinary teams
• Understanding of lived experience/peer work principles
• Good organisational and time management skills

Requirements

• Current driver’s licence
• Police Check and Working with Children Check
• Willingness to complete Intentional Peer Support training
• Certificate IV in Peer Work or Mental Health (or willingness to obtain)

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Fleur Charles, Site and Operations Manager Warragul CMHS via email: Fleur.Charles@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications close: 15 April 2026*

* Applications will be assessed as they are received, and the position may close once a suitable candidate is appointed.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.