Peer Support Worker

Mission Australia

Peer Support Worker using lived gambling-harm recovery experience to support GambleAware clients. Building trust, community connections, and recovery pathways across Cooma and Bega.

Posted 8/21/2026part-timeCooma • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$41 - A$44 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates lived experience of gambling harm and recovery, providing empathetic support and practical strategies to clients. Capable of completing administrative tasks and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to enhance community connections.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Lived Experience Of Gambling HarmCert IV In Community ServicesCert IV In Mental HealthNSW Driver's LicenceClearance To Work With Children/Vulnerable People

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Hard Skills

Administrative TasksCase NotesReport Writing

Soft Skills

EmpathyUnderstandingBuilding Trust

Certifications & Qualifications

Cert IV In Community ServicesCert IV In Mental Health

Industry Keywords

GambleAware ServicesCommunity ConnectionsSupport For Individuals And GroupsMultidisciplinary Team

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support easy access to GambleAware services through a lived-experience perspective
Provide support to individuals and groups as part of the GambleAware team
Use personal recovery experience from gambling harm to inspire hope and build trust
Offer understanding, empathy, and practical strategies to help clients overcome barriers to support
Support the Community Coordinator in building community connections
Complete administrative tasks including case notes and reports
Travel regularly from Cooma to Bega and surrounding areas
Work alongside a dedicated, multidisciplinary team supporting people experiencing gambling harm

Requirements

What you’ll need

Lived experience of the personal impacts and effects of gambling harm and related challenges and recovery
Cert IV in Community Services or Mental Health, or willing to obtain while working
Current NSW driver's licence
National police history check
Qualifications check
Referee checks
Clearance to work with children/vulnerable people
Ability to work 17.5 hours per week with negotiable hours and days
Regular travel to Bega and surrounding areas

Benefits

Comp & perks

Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax
Free external, confidential counselling
Access to chaplaincy support
Volunteering opportunities
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Extra leave including Mission Australia Thank You Day and Work Anniversary Day off
Pool car provided for all work-related travel