• Build a rewarding career with an organization that truly puts people first!
• Part Time (30.4hrs) opportunity based at Warrnambool VIC
• SCHADS Level 4B ($44.58 - $47.97) p/h + 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 Program

Wellways has several programs providing service to the Greater South Coast region that includes the National Psychosocial Support Measure (NPSM). The NPSM is a program funded by the Commonwealth Government and commissioned through Primary Health Networks to ‘provide psychosocial support services to assist people with severe mental illness, resulting in a reduction in psychosocial functional capacity.’

The overall objectives of the NPSM are to:

• support people with a severe mental illness and associated psychosocial functional impairment who are not more appropriately supported through the NDIS; and
• reduce the avoidable need for more intense and acute health services and enhance appropriate/optimal use of the health system.

About the Opportunity

The role of the Peer Wellbeing Worker is to facilitate one-on-one case management support that includes provision of comprehensive eligibility screening and assessment, referral and linkages to appropriate services including primary health services, a range of short, medium and extended interventions for individuals and families according to assessed needs and also provide transition/exit support.

The Peer Wellbeing Worker will also intentionally draw on their own lived experience and effectively communicate the challenges and experiences that contributed to their own recovery, articulate and share personal strategies for self-care, safety and wellbeing, including a personal insight into the impact of stigma and the subsequent effect this has for individuals, families and the broader community.

The Peer Wellbeing Worker will work in partnership with the individual, and their family and carers (where appropriate), to provide a range of non-clinical group-based supports which will assist the individual to achieve their recovery goals.

You will also need:

• Relevant qualifications or minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health and commensurate experience in working in a support role for people with a mental illness
• Strong communication and negotiation skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of health professionals, consumers, carers, and their families
• 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 (less than 12 months old)
• Lived Experience
• 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 Renee Killen, on 0481 461 822 

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

Please note: Recruitment will commence as soon as we start receiving applications.

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

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

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