About the role
- Facilitate weekly peer support drop-in sessions for trans and gender diverse young people
- Support the planning and administration of Transfolk WA’s Youth Services, under the guidance of your direct supervisor
- Apply peer work practices and frameworks and draw on your lived experience as a trans or gender diverse person
- Provide mentoring and reflective support to volunteers
- SCHADS level 4.1 ($44.58 per hour and 12% superannuation) at 15.2 hours per week (0.4 FTE) with possibility of conversion to permanency
In this part-time role, you will be responsible for the delivery and administration of Trans Youth Space and T Juniors (Transfolk WA’s Youth Services). Trans Youth Space offers a weekly drop-in community and social space providing peer support and information uniquely relevant to trans and gender diverse young people. T Juniors is a monthly drop-in space providing peer support to trans and gender diverse young people aged 18 years and under. This is a paid part-time position at 15.2 hours per week (0.4 FTE).
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About you
We want to hear from you if you:
- Have at least one year experience in a Lived Experience/Peer role (including mental health peer work). This does not need to be a formalised rol
- Understand individual and systemic issues impacting and relating to trans people, and in particular trans and gender diverse young people
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound ethical judgement in complex group or relational dynamics
- Can work with minimal supervision and as part of a team
- Have experience coordinating or supervising volunteers or staff in a peer support or community services setting
- Are available for immediate start or within the next month
- Have a current Working with Children card or are willing to get one
If you require any assistance or information about the role or the recruitment process, please e-mail [email protected] using the subject line: Lead Peer Facilitator – Youth Services
How to apply
For your application to be considered, please send the following attachments to [email protected] by 11.59AM (WST) Wednesday 27 May 2026.
- An updated resume
- A cover letter up to one page addressing the following questions:
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- Please explain why you are suitable for the role, including your experience or understanding of:
- Group facilitation
- Supporting volunteers or junior staff members
- Peer work and how it differs from medical models of mental health support
- What is your intersectional understanding of issues affecting trans and gender diverse young people and how would you support young people in a peer support setting?
- What is your understanding of anti-racism and cultural safety, and what culturally relevant peer support mean to you?
- What is your understanding of disability justice and what it means for peer support to prioritise accessibility?
- Please explain why you are suitable for the role, including your experience or understanding of:
You do not need to address each area in detail. We are looking for a brief sense of your experience and approach. Dot points are acceptable.
If you have already applied, you do not need to resubmit an application. They are still being considered.
Transfolk WA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people with a disability and will make any reasonable adjustment that you need both in the interview process and on the job.