Peer Support Worker jobs in Ballarat, VIC

Peer Support Worker work in Ballarat, VIC

Peer Support Worker roles in Ballarat, VIC sit within consistent demand across all disciplines. Federation University supports local workforce pipeline. Proximity to Melbourne aids recruitment. Private practice and NDIS sector are growing. peer support worker positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Peer Support Workers occupy a unique and valued role in the mental health sector — their personal experience of mental illness and recovery is the core qualification for the role. They provide one-to-one and group support, model recovery, share coping strategies, and help people navigate the mental health system from a position of genuine empathy.

Grampians Health (formed through the amalgamation of Ballarat Health Services, Grampians Community Health, and other regional services) delivers public mental health care across western Victoria, with Ballarat as the hub for inpatient and specialist mental health services. Community mental health teams serve Ballarat and the broader Grampians region, which includes Ararat, Horsham, and surrounding rural areas.

Qualifications typically required

• Lived experience of mental illness and recovery (essential)
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (or equivalent)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check for community roles
• Working with Children Check where applicable

Key employers in Ballarat, VIC

• Grampians Health
• Ballarat Health Services
• headspace Ballarat
• Western Victoria PHN
• Federation University Australia
• Mind Australia
• Neami National
• St John of God Health Care