• Location – Tuggerah
• Part-time 15 hours

About us

Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.

Our Vision is “A Spirit-led disciple-making movement: doing all the good we can because every life matters”.

About the role

Wesley Mission GambleAware program provides a stepped, multimodal, individualised approach to supporting individuals impacted by problematic gambling as well as those who are at risk of developing harmful gambling behaviours

The peer support and community engagement role will have the opportunity in softening the edges of service delivery through non – clinical support, building confidence and hope and working alongside clients in their recovery journey.

The position is open to people who have a lived experience of gambling harm or who have been impacted by Gambling harm to best support clients in our service and community in their own personal recovery journey.

The Worker uses their lived experience to assist others in the recovery process; help navigate systems and services and provide emotional and growth support.

As a core part of the GambleAware stepped care model, peer support will be used by clients at various stages of their help seeking, including those who are stepping into gambling harm supports as well as clients stepping down from clinical gambling harm supports.

Some of these include:

• Building awareness of the risks associated with gambling.
• Increase community capacity to identify warning signs of problematic gambling and their understanding of what support is available.
• Create soft entry pathways for individuals seeking further support through GambleAware.
• Support and facilitate a variety of activities such as groups, individual support and checking in whilst building positive relationships and connections.
• Acting as ambassadors and collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive high quality and consistent practice within GambleAware service, in line with industry best practice standards, Wesley Mission policy and procedure and contractual obligations.

What you will Bring to the Role:

• A Personal lived experience and recovery of Gambling Harm or Lived Experience of gambling behaviours of a loved one.
• Willingness to share your experiences in order support and empower others through their journey.
• Min cert 3 Community services or working towards
• Current working with children’s check – required before commencement of work.
• National Criminal History check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered.
• Current NSW drivers’ licence
• Computer literacy.

Demonstrated behaviours

• Willingness to affirm Wesley Mission’s vision, mission and values and enthusiastically advocate our Word and deed ministry
• Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised as well as an effective team player with a positive can-do attitude
• Relates well to a range of people with sound listening and problem-solving skills
• Displays unconditional positive regard during all workplace interactions
• Confident professional attitude with strong initiative
• Displays emotional maturity and resilience
• Dedication to developing strong working relationships
• Willingness to learn and accept feedback

Please include the completed Wesley Mission Application for Employment which you can find on our website or attached. 

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation that requires all staff to affirm its values. We are committed to creating a safe and valued environment for children.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.