Wellbeing Navigator Peer
Wellbeing Navigator Peer
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Job Description
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 wed love to hear from you.
If youd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment click here Reconciliation Wellways
- Utilise your reallife experience to engage encourage and support people in our community
- Permanent full time opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team!
- NFP values based company salary packaging up to $.5 leave loading
About the opportunity
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local is communityled and integrated through partnership that shares power creating a responsive flexible and helpful service.
Working together Wellways Eastern Health Inspiro Health and Oonah will provide a range of support and therapies specific to what the community needs whenever and wherever they are needed. Lived experience inclusivity and partnership will underpin all our work. This is a new way of doing things and creates an amazing opportunity to drive muchneeded mental health improvements for our communities.
As our new Wellbeing Navigator Peer youll be providing support to program participants to enable them their families and carers to address their psychosocial emotional and alcohol and other drug support needs. This role will see you walking alongside our program participants at every step of their time in the program; from the initial conversation to delivering onetoone service navigation recovery and wellness planning education and capacity building and is one where you will play a vital role in ensuring participants carers and their families receive valuable and supportive care.
About you
This role is identified for someone who feels comfortable to draw on their personal lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to empower their peers on their own recovery journey.
Youre empathetic and relish opportunities to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people in our community. You will also have the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team including alongside team members who have lived and living experience of mental health challenges or as carers of loved ones who do.
You will also need:
- Personal experience of mental distress and accessing and navigating healthcare services including mental health services and a willingness to draw upon your experiences and recovery journey to inform your work
- Certificate IV Mental Health Peer Work SHARC Peer Worker Training Intentional Peer Support or willingness to complete.
- 1 year relevant work experience in a peer worker role
- 100 points of identification
- Evidence of right to work in Australia
- National Police Check
- International Police Check (if relevant)
- Australian Drivers Licence this role will involve travel around the Yarra Ranges Shire
- Willingness to support some after hours work there will be some weekend and extended hours work with this role
- Working with Children Check
- NDIS Workers Screening check
- NDIS Workers Orientation module certificate free online course
About Us
Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals are free voluntary and easy to access with no referral required. Importantly these new services will be delivered on the basis of how can we help and a no wrong door approach focused on giving choice and control over how the consumer wants to receive support. This new service will make it easier for members of our community to access the support they need closer to home and family carers and support networks.
Most importantly the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local is a safe space for everyone.
What we will offer you
- 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 $15899 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 $2650 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 please contact Emma Grose Team Leader Support and Connect on
Wed love to get to know you!
Please include a cover letter as well as a resume/CV in your application.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
Wellways is committed to the health and safety of its employees and participants and strongly encourages all workers to be fully vaccinated including relevant boosters for COVID19.
Job Description Summary
This role will work with other disciplines to instil hope through positive selfdisclosure and positive role modelling offering practical ways of overcoming daytoday barriers and by challenging each other to try new things.Culture
Were passionate about ourwork whichis enjoyable challenging and rewarding.All ofourteamswork toensure 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
This is your opportunity to join a values based growing innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2000 staff members across 93 sites.
Please select Apply below to complete your application.
Applications Close
13/04/2025Employment Type
Full-Time
