Peer Support Worker jobs in Warrnambool, VIC

Peer Support Worker work in Warrnambool, VIC

Peer Support Worker roles in Warrnambool, VIC sit within consistent demand, particularly in community mental health and nursing. Agricultural workforce mental health is a priority. Coastal lifestyle appeal supports recruitment. NDIS and community sector 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.

South West Healthcare operates as the primary public health service for south-west Victoria, providing inpatient and community mental health services from Warrnambool Base Hospital. The mental health service covers Warrnambool and the surrounding south-west, including Hamilton, Portland, and rural communities across the Western District.

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 Warrnambool, VIC

• South West Healthcare
• Warrnambool Base Hospital
• headspace Warrnambool
• Western Victoria PHN
• Deakin University Warrnambool
• Brophy Family and Youth Services
• Mind Australia