Lived Experience Worker jobs in Bunbury, WA

Lived Experience Worker work in Bunbury, WA

Lived Experience Worker roles in Bunbury, WA sit within growing demand driven by population expansion. Private practice is active. NDIS sector strong. Proximity to Perth aids recruitment. WAPHA funds across the South West region. lived experience worker positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

The lived experience workforce in Australia encompasses both consumer and carer perspectives. Consumer Lived Experience Workers draw on their own experience of mental illness; Carer Lived Experience Workers draw on their experience supporting a family member or friend. Both roles bring perspectives that are impossible to replicate through clinical training alone.

WA Country Health Service (WACHS) South West Region delivers public mental health services across the South West of Western Australia, with Bunbury Hospital as the principal acute facility and community mental health teams operating from Bunbury and satellite sites across the region. The WACHS South West catchment includes Bunbury, Busselton, Mandurah, and surrounding communities.

Qualifications typically required

• Lived experience of mental illness (consumer) or caring (carer) — essential
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent
• Understanding of the mental health system and consumer rights
• NDIS Worker Screening Check where applicable

Key employers in Bunbury, WA

• WA Country Health Service South West Region
• Bunbury Hospital
• headspace Bunbury
• WA Primary Health Alliance
• Edith Cowan University
• Ruah Community Services
• Uniting WA
• Richmond Wellbeing