• Lead and support a dedicated peer workforce
• Champion lived experience leadership and mental health reform
• $60.27 - 62.79 phr (SCHADS Level 7B) + Leave loading + Super + Salary packaging

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

About this Opportunity

Wellways Australia, in partnership with Access Health and Community, is seeking an experienced and passionate Support and Connect Team Leader to provide operational leadership and practice guidance to the peer workforce across the Yarra Ranges and Maroondah Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals. Working flexibly across both organisations, you will play a key role in supporting a growing community-based mental health service that places connection, choice, and recovery at the centre of care.

Drawing on your personal lived experience of mental health challenges and navigating the public mental health system, you will lead, develop, and advocate for the lived experience workforce. You will champion Intentional Peer Support (IPS) principles, contribute to ongoing mental health reform in Victoria, and help create culturally safe, compassionate, and collaborative services that deliver positive outcomes for participants, carers, and the wider community.

You will need:

• Personal experience of mental distress and accessing and navigating healthcare services, including mental health services   
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (mental health, community services, peer work or equivalent) with relevant experience, or a lesser formal qualification with substantial experience in mental health. Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core or Advanced Training
• Experience in a Team/Senior Leader or Management role
• Completion of Consumer Perspective Supervision Training, or willingness to undertake
• Willingness to travel across both Local sites and within the broader community as required

You will also need:

• Current valid Driver’s License and the ability to undertake travel for the role
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check
• Right to Work within Australia
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check (valid within the last 12 months)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate

About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!

Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.

What we offer

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Sally Western, Operations Manager on 0497 748 332

Once you APPLY click her for a copy of the position description

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.

If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here  Reconciliation | Wellways

Job Description Summary

The Support and Connect Team Leader is employed by Wellways Australia and works in partnership with a corresponding Team Leader employed by Access Health and Community, together providing operational line management and practice leadership to the Support and Connect peer workforce across the Yarra Ranges and Maroondah Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals. The role operates flexibly across both sites as required.

Culture

We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.

How to Apply

Applications Close

21/06/2026