Peer Manager, Health Manager Level 1 - St George and Sutherland MHS
Peer Manager, Health Manager Level 1 - St George and Sutherland Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $91,326.00 - $121,497.00 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ680695
Location: Caringbah and Kogarah, Sydney
Applications close date: 16 August 2026
The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
The Role
Are you someone with lived experience in mental health who has desire to help others, is empathic and has an ability to lead and guide peers?
We would welcome your application to join our team as our Peer Support Manager and influence the way care is provide to our consumers on their journey to recovery.
The Peer Manager will draw upon their lived experience of mental health concerns and their personal recovery journey, to develop empathic relationships and support personal recovery for mental health consumers of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). The goal of the peer worker component of the role is to support the consumer through their mental health service journey by providing individual consultations and group based activities aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice, self-determination and social connectedness.
As a Peer Manager, the position will also work in conjunction with the ESMHS Rehabilitation Coordinator, SESLHD Consumer Partnerships Coordinator, Mental Health Sector Executive and Service Managers to:
- Manage and provide leadership for a small team of Peer Workers across the Sector Mental Health Service;
- Oversee the planning, provision and evaluation of high quality Peer Work Services across the Sector, including Mental Health Inpatient Units and Community Mental Health Services;
- Provide direct peer support to consumers of SESLHD;
- Play a lead role in contributing to and implementing the SESLHD strategic directions for consumer participation.
Where you'll be working
Sutherland and St George Mental Health Services, located on both The Sutherland Hospital campus, Caringbah and St George Hospital campus, Kogarah.
Additional Benefits
- Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Are you ready to join us?
We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:
How to Apply
Click APPLY to submit your application
Application close: 16 August 2026
For more information we encourage you to contact Cath Ryan on [email protected]
Interviews are expected to be held between 24 August 2026 and 28 August 2026
Once you apply, we'll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
Our values and commitment to diversity
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. Please visit the SESLHD Disability Recruitment page for more information
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Full Time positions
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained withing the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed or compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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