Lived Experience Worker jobs in Brisbane, QLD

Lived Experience Worker work in Brisbane, QLD

Lived Experience Worker roles in Brisbane, QLD sit within strong demand driven by population growth and NDIS expansion. Outer metropolitan areas (Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay) have particularly high need and active recruitment. lived experience worker positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

The lived experience workforce in Australia encompasses both consumer and carer perspectives. Consumer Lived Experience Workers draw on their own experience of mental illness; Carer Lived Experience Workers draw on their experience supporting a family member or friend. Both roles bring perspectives that are impossible to replicate through clinical training alone.

Queensland Health operates mental health services through its Hospital and Health Services (HHSs), with Metro North HHS and Metro South HHS covering the greater Brisbane metropolitan area. Both operate large community mental health services, acute inpatient units, and specialist services across disciplines. Queensland has also invested significantly in peer support and lived experience roles in recent years.

Qualifications typically required

• Lived experience of mental illness (consumer) or caring (carer) — essential
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent
• Understanding of the mental health system and consumer rights
• NDIS Worker Screening Check where applicable

Key employers in Brisbane, QLD

• Queensland Health
• Metro North HHS
• Metro South HHS
• Lives Lived Well
• Micah Projects
• Wesley Mission Queensland
• headspace
• EACH
• Richmond Fellowship Queensland