• Support major mental health reform in Victoria to ensure that everyone is supported
• Utilise lived experience to engage, support and encourage development in the lives of recovering young people
• Part time (19 hours per week) NFP Values based company + Salary Packaging up to $15,899 + 17.5% Leave loading

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.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals
East Gippsland - Orbost and Bairnsdale

About the opportunity
Working together, Wellways, Latrobe Regional Health and Gippsland Lakes Complete Health, 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 much-needed mental health improvements for our communities.

Peer navigators will guide people through an intentional journey of evidence-based treatment, care, and support, supporting people to achieve wellbeing and optimal participation in the community.

Now is your chance to shape the future of mental health and wellbeing in Victoria to ensure that everyone is supported and included.

About you

Utilising your real-life experience, coupled with skills learned through education and training, the Wellbeing Navigator Peer, employed by Wellways, will support and represent people impacted by mental illness, psychological distress and substance use or addiction.

You will be comfortable to share personal experiences with program consumers within a safe and supported way and will have personal experience of a mental illness or psychological distress and recovery.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing intentional peer support
• Providing one on one service navigation and care planning
• Facilitating group peer sessions
• Capacity building
• Supporting engagement with treatment supports

You will also need:

• Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health, AOD or tertiary qualification in social science or 1+ year relevant work experience in the Mental Health Sector or Intentional Peer Support Training
• National Police Check
• Current Working with Children Check-employment
• NDIS Workers Screening check
• Evidence of right to work in Australia
• 100 points of identification
• NDIS Workers Orientation module certificate - free online course

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 the consumer to access the support they need, closer to home and family, carers, and support networks.

Most importantly, Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals are safe spaces 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 $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, please contact Bronwyn Lawman, General Manager - Integrated Care and Innovation on 0461 499 894

We encourage early applications as interviews will begin prior to advertising closing date.

Once you APPLY click here 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.