Participant and Family Engagement Manager

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wellways Australia Full time
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  • Lead national change through lived experience
  • Empower participant and family voices at every level of the organisation
  • Flexible location, values-led culture and lived experience leadership

    • Lead national change through lived experience
    • Empower participant and family voices at every level of the organisation
    • Flexible location, values-led culture and lived experience leadership

    About The Role

    The Participant and Family Engagement Manager leads and promotes inclusive, co-produced approaches to ensure the voices of participants and families are central to how Wellways designs, delivers and evaluates its services.

    This role leads the participant and family engagement stream within the Lived Experience Leadership Team and is deeply informed by lived experience values, knowledge, stories and evidence.

    Key Responsibilities Include
    • Provide strategic leadership for participant and family engagement across Wellways
    • Drive implementation of engagement directions in the Wellways and Lived Experience Strategy
    • Promote inclusive and equitable engagement practices, including co-production
    • Support and oversee engagement processes across programs and services
    • Develop and promote opportunities for participants and families to grow their leadership and influence
    • Ensure organisational decision-making reflects the voices of participants and families

    Please note, this is a full-time role but hours maybe negotiable for the right candidate.

    Pre-engagement Requirements

    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:
    • Publicly disclosed lived experience of mental distress or as family or supporter of someone with mental distress.
    • Experience in a designated lived experience role
    • Lived expertise in leading participant and family engagement.
    • Demonstrated experience in leadership and people management.
    • 100 points of ID including evidence of working rights within Australia (birth certificate/passport/visa)
    • National Police Check (completed with the past 12 months)
    • Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check
    • LCS2 - Wellways will supply
    • NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate - free online course
    • Current valid Driver's Licence and the ability to undertake regular travel

    About Wellways

    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 mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7 000 people each year

    For a confidential conversation about this exciting opportunity, please contact Mary O'Hagan | Director Lived Experience | *******@wellways.org

    To apply, please send through a copy of your resume as well as a cover letter outlining your lived and living experiences relevant to this role.

    Applicants from anywhere in Australia who meet the above criteria are encouraged to applySeniority level
    • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
    Employment type
    • Employment typeFull-time
    Job function
    • Job functionBusiness Development and Sales
    • IndustriesMental Health Care

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