First Step is an independent not-for-profit organisation that provides a safe and nurturing work environment for people of all backgrounds, genders, religions, sexualities, ethnicities or any other factor. People with a lived experience of mental illness or substance use are encouraged to apply for any roles at First Step, not just Peer roles, and are invited to address their experience from a strength-based perspective in their applications.
General Practitioners
We are currently recruiting GPs with experience in family medicine and addiction medicine. The multi-disciplinary team at First Step is renowned for its life-saving work with people with complex comorbidity. Working at First Step means you are part of an onsite team including psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health nurses, care coordinators, psychosocial workers and an in-built community legal centre.
See our GP prospectus:
Board members
We are recruiting two new volunteer Non-Executive Board Directors with experience in one or more of the following areas:
- strategic partnerships and fundraising in a community, NFP setting
- experience working in or alongside the mental health, Alcohol and Other Drug or community sectors
Applications close: 28 September 2026. Please note that due to travel, interviews for short-listed candidates will take place in late October/early November for these roles.
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Psychologists
This is an exciting opportunity to work with highly disadvantaged people in a collaborative health & justice setting to really make a difference! If that sounds like you, then we need to chat! Click here for more details including next steps.
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