❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about employment of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work graduates within the WA Health System in 2025. The Minister confirms employment and identifies 9.04 FTE vacant positions.
AnsweredQoN 957Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Minister's answer to my question without notice 1061 on 13 November 2025, which confirmed that the Government does provide jobs for those who have completed a certificate IV in mental health peer work, and I ask: (a) have any graduates of this course been employed by the Government in 2025; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) are any positions for Mental Health Peer Workers currently vacant; and (d) if yes to (c), how many?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(a-d)
The WA Health System employs Mental Health Peer Workers. This includes graduates from the Certificate IV in mental health peer work that commenced employment in 2025. There are currently 9.04FTE vacant positions for Mental Health Peer Workers across WA Health.
The WA Health System employs Mental Health Peer Workers. This includes graduates from the Certificate IV in mental health peer work that commenced employment in 2025. There are currently 9.04FTE vacant positions for Mental Health Peer Workers across WA Health.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.