• Provide support to family members and/or carers of participants living with mental health challenges
• Part time (equiv 3 days per week) opportunity based across Epping and Mitcham
• SCHADS 4 + leave loading + superannuation + 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

The Family Services Peer Program Worker will be able to draw on their own lived experience in a caring role to provide support to family members and/or carers of participants to address key development areas that support their: social skills, leadership, decision making, teamwork, healthy lifestyle, community service, responsibility, self-identity, self-esteem and resilience.

As our new Family Services Peer Program Worker, you will be engaging with families, friends and carers in the program, getting to know their experiences and, as appropriate, offering support around key areas of challenge. As part of this, you will support our participants through developing tailored recovery plans to incorporate their own individual goals and, in line with this, connect them with appropriate, practical supports available through Wellways or within the wider community.

A key outcome will be supporting the participant to identify and nurture natural supports that sustain recovery and assist in the development of self-management skills.

This position can be based in either our Epping or Mitcham locations. As this program operates out of both, willingness to visit the other location as part of this role is desirable.

Skills & experience

• Lived experience of caring for someone with a mental illness
• Relevant qualifications or commensurate experience in working in a support role for people with mental health issues
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check, Working with Children's Check, NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) Worker Orientation Module completion certificate
• Evidence of COVID booster vaccination or valid medical exemption

About Wellways

Wellways Australia exists to help all Australians lead active, fulfilling and inclusive lives in their community. We achieve this by supporting and working with individuals, families and the community to help them imagine and achieve better lives. We advocate for change to ensure people have access to the best possible care and information when they need it. We provide a wide range of services and assistance for people with mental health issues, disabilities, youth and older Australians and those requiring community care.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Suzi Tsopanas, Coordinator, Family Services / Peer & Community Education on 0418 712 736.

Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.

The health and safety of Wellways participants and employees is our highest priority and all Wellways roles are covered by directives that require mandatory COVID vaccinations. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption prior to commencement.