Peer Support Worker jobs in Dubbo, NSW

Peer Support Worker work in Dubbo, NSW

Peer Support Worker roles in Dubbo, NSW sit within persistent and significant workforce shortages across all disciplines. Aboriginal mental health and cultural competency are essential. NSW Health rural incentives and relocation packages apply. Suicide prevention is a priority area. 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.

Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) provides public mental health services across central and western NSW from Dubbo, including Dubbo Health Service and community mental health teams operating across the region. The WNSWLHD catchment is one of the largest geographic health districts in the country, covering Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Broken Hill, and remote communities extending to the South Australian border.

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 Dubbo, NSW

• Western NSW Local Health District
• Dubbo Health Service
• Western NSW PHN
• headspace Dubbo
• Uniting (NSW)
• CatholicCare
• COORDINARE
• Charles Sturt University