Careers

About the Role 

We are looking for a Mental Health Recovery Practitioner/Lived Experience Peer Practitioner to join our Wellness Connect Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program (WCCPSP) on a part time (0.6 FTE) for a maximum term to at least June 30 2027, with strong potential for ongoing subject to funding.

Wellness Connect CPSP offers community based, one-to-one coaching and group activities that support recovery for people with serious mental health challenges.  Services are provided within home based or community-based outreach support to clients.  Candidates with Lived Experience are highly desirable.

The Mental Health Recovery Practitioner provides:

• non-clinical psychosocial support to clients throughout the Southern Adelaide metropolitan catchment, who are ineligible to receive services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.  
• client-led, recovery‐oriented mental health supports and community-based group programs to clients who are looking to build skills and capacity to better manage the impact of significant mental health issues. 

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients to using Recovery Framework to explore and develop support plans to determine, work and focus on individualised support needs in partnership with Life Without Barriers, relevant services, and family and carers.
• Liaise and collaborate with clients, their community, and community support agencies to progress their recovery journey. 
• Monitor and review clients’ progress through the service and against the support plan, to maintain positive recovery outcomes. 
• Sensitively ascertain information about the client’s health, family and cultural background to inform a holistic approach
• Coordinate the delivery of services to clients and work with the client to utilise other referral agencies and services.
• Support clients to build skills and capacity to develop agency and autonomy in managing and improving their mental health experience, areas of support focus may include: 
  • Practical help with daily living
  • Looking after your health
  • Gaining employment
  • Improving your connections with family, friends and the community
• Lead, facilitate, deliver and co-design community-based group activities that support recovery for clients with serious mental health challenges.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum Cert IV in Mental Health
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Demonstrated ability to positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs including psychosocial disability
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of the issues faced by people with mental health issues
• Demonstrated ability and experience in development and facilitation of community-based group activities.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of the Recovery Framework and the underlying principles
• Current Drivers Licence and reliable vehicle

Benefits

• Truly inclusive and values based organisation.
• Be supported by a well established and highly regarded Mental Health team.
• Access to tax benefits through salary packaging.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly. For any other enquiries, contact lisa.hurd@lwb.org.au. 

Applications will be reviewed as they are received so we encourage early applications, and will close Sunday 29th March 2026.

Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.  

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.