Youth Peer Support Worker | headspace
- Join the headspace Team in Darwin!
- Access evidence-based therapeutic training & ongoing learning opportunities
- Salary Package up to $15,900 annually & 5 weeks annual leave
About Anglicare NT
Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services
About headspace
headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.
At headspace, we offer great benefits, including
- Competitive Above Award Salary
- Generous Leave Entitlements: enjoy five (5) weeks annual leave plus twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave to balance work and life.
- Professional Growth; access evidence-based therapeutic training, ongoing learning opportunities, and five paid study days each year.
- Positive Team Culture; work within a positive team culture with like-minded staff all striving to support young people and families in our communities
- Wellbeing Support; benefit from our Employee Assistance Program for confidential guidance and care.
We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.
About the Opportunity
As Peer Support Worker you will utilise your own lived experience of mental health difficulties, recovery and accessing mental health services, to provide support to young people and families in collaboration with their treating team.
You will also help develop and co-facilitate Peer Support Groups and participate in Community Engagement events to provide education opportunities to the community, reduce stigma regarding mental ill-health and be a role model to young people
To be successful you will:
- Have lived experience of accessing support for complex mental health difficulties as a young person. Applicants with experience of disordered eating would be encouraged to apply. If support was accessed at headspace Darwin, you will have completed your time of support at least 3 months prior
- Demonstrated ability to actively engage, support and work collaboratively with young people and an understanding of the mental health system in the Northern Territory
- Ability to work closely with a wide variety of young people, family members and friends, clinical and professional staff and relevant committees, as well as a commitment to complete documentation and data collection as required
- Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations
Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
As part of the recruitment process, please address the key selection criteria using the online application on the Anglicare NT website.
For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Clinical Lead, Enhanced Care on (08) 8931 5900
Applications close COB Wednesday 07 January 2026
Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver’s licence.
Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.
Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).
Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination
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