In Person Peer Support Facilitator
7 months ago
**Full Time Fixed Term opportunity till 30/06/2026 in Ipswich, QLD**:
- ** $30.00 per hour (SCHADS Level 3.1 B) + Salary Packaging up to $15899 per annum + 17.5% Leave loading**:
- ** A rewarding career with a nationally recognised provider of mental health and carer services**
- 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._
**Do you currently or have you ever cared for a friend or loved one? If yes then Wellways is looking for you Wellways has a unique job opportunity for anyone that has been an unpaid carer.**
Carers are people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue or who are frail aged. If this sounds like you then please apply
**Your role**
**Peer Facilitators** will intentionally draw on their own **lived experience** to support the learning of others. As a Peer Facilitator you will have the ability to talk about and share your own experiences as a carer, offer ideas and strategies for self-care, safety and wellbeing, including a personal insight into the impact of stigma and the effect this has for individuals, families and the broader community.
You will be leading group sessions and peer programs to create an environment Carers will find welcoming, real and empowering. Using your own lived experiences to ensuring relationships with Carers are positive and are built on Wellways values. Communication will be key to community engagement/ networking and establishing referral pathways.
Part of this exciting role is also to build strong connections and partnerships with other services that support Carers and promote the Carer Gateway Program throughout the region.
The successful applicate will require the following attributes:
- Group Facilitation experience
- Partnership and relationship building skills
- Experience in working with people who have complex needs is highly desirable
**Pre-employment compliance requirements**
- Lived experience as a young Carer or adult Carer
- Certificate IV or above in a support discipline and/or Equivalent Community sector experience
- Current valid Driver's License
- Satisfactory National Police Records Check
- QLD Blue Card
- QLD Yellow Card
- Right to Work within Australia
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- COVID 19 Vaccination Certificate with Booster or valid medical exemption
**About Us**
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 for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year
Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
**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
a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact **Susan Bambling** **|** **0475 771 373**
Once you APPLY click here for a copy of the position description
Wellways is committed to the health and safety of its employees and participants and addressing risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. Wellways requires that all workers be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccination before commencing employment. **Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption.**
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. **Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
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