Overview
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Until 30 June 2026)
Position Classification: Health Educ Off Non-Grad
Remuneration: $32.77 - $47.39 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ636308
Broken Hill is a town with a supportive community. This role is located in Far West NSW and is framed around serving the local community with health education and suicide prevention outreach.
What You'll Be Doing
* The Suicide Prevention Outreach team (SPOT), consisting of clinicians and peer workers, is a mobile team that provides afterhours care and follow-up to people who are experiencing or recovering from suicidal distress. The SPOT peer workers provide recovery-oriented peer support for people in crisis.
* Support may include crisis response, assertive follow up, psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery/wellness planning, individual peer support, advocacy, and collaborative identification of community supports.
What\'s On Offer
* 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
* Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
* Isolation & climate allowance
* Remote Area Housing Assistance Benefits
* Fitness passport
* Support through advanced education and training
* A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance and wellbeing
About Broken Hill
Broken Hill is a regional town in far west NSW with a diverse and historic character. It offers a relaxed country lifestyle with access to major facilities and services, including supermarkets, schools, gyms, and a range of eateries. The area is within reach of wine regions and major cities by road or air.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
* Personal lived experience of a suicidal crisis, and the ability to meaningfully and purposefully use lived experience to provide peer support to people at risk of suicide.
* Attainment of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer), or successful completion of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer) within 18 months of commencing position, and willingness to complete other essential training as soon as practical.
* Applied understanding of the principles of person-centred care, trauma-informed care and recovery, and working with Aboriginal people in a holistic, collaborative and respectful way.
* A willingness to work shift work including afterhours and weekends as required.
* Excellent communication skills in a wide range of settings, both verbal and written, and competence in computer skills.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local resources to help you settle in and feel at home faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
* Click here for the Position Description
* Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Cameron Leiper at Cameron.Leiper@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 18 February 2026
Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are Aboriginal and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Equal Opportunity
Far West Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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