Southern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a passionate, talented, and caring Advanced Peer Specialist to join our Mental Health team

The Statewide Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) is a specialised mental health service providing care to clients across South Australia.  Components of the service include inpatient services, a Day Program, outpatient clinics for adults, adolescents and adjunct group programs. SEDS comprises a skilled multidisciplinary team.

About the role: 

The Advanced Peer specialist maintains a collaborative working relationship and will utilise their lived experience to:

• Plan and evaluate educational and support sessions for individuals and groups, with the aim of promoting recovery, increasing their psychological wellbeing and self-management strategies, in conjunction with clinical staff
• Serve as a positive role model to patients and as a source of information on their personal experience of managing mental illness
• Share recovery skills, strategies and experiences with the consumer group
• Reduce stigma and create awareness

About you:

• High level skills in building connected and authentic trusting relationships with consumers and in modelling relatable recovery pathways
• Minimum Certificate 4 in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness to work towards
• Experience in working within a health team environment
• Ability to work with service providers in planning, organising and providing services
• Good written and verbal communication skills and commitment to acting as a team member

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Andrew McGregor, Team Manager, (08) 7117 8800, Andrew.McGregor2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 20th August 2025

Attachments:

• P62401 OPS3 Advanced Peer Specialist - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 912047