Family Peer Worker

7 months ago


Geelong, Australia Wellways Full time

**About the Program**

A key recommendation from the Royal Commission emphasised the crucial role of families and carers in not only caring for their loved ones, but also in the overall functioning and sustainability of the mental health system.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centers will form a vital component of the integrated services provided in the reformed Mental Health and Wellbeing system in Victoria.

Services will be provided primarily by a team of individuals with personal experience as carers, and will offer support to families, carers, kin, and supporters of individuals facing mental health challenges, psychological distress, mental illness, or substance use concerns.

**About the role**

This is an opportunity for you to join a purpose and values driven team and play a vital role in ensuring that consumers, carers and their families receive valuable and supportive care.

As our new Family Peer Worker, you will be able to draw on your real-life experience to partner with families, friends and carers, get to know their experiences and, as appropriate, offer 1:1 support around key areas of challenge. As part of this, you will support our participants through the development of tailored action plans to incorporate their own aspirations, addresses their unique support needs and contributes to their overall health and wellbeing.

You will also facilitate network meetings and delivering group intervention training and courses to strengthen carers' ability to sustain their caring role.

This is a role that will provide you with a high level of flexibility in terms of your scheduled working hours.

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.

**What we offer**
- 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% annual leave loading every time you take time away from work
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
- Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

**Requirements**:

- Personal lived experience of caring for someone with mental health challenges or psychosocial distress and recovery
- Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health, AOD **or** tertiary qualification in social science **or** 1+ year relevant work experience in mental health sector **or** intentional Peer Support Training
- Demonstrated knowledge of family and caring roles and the impact on carers' health and wellbeing to determine support requirements
- Demonstrated skill in establishing empowering and supportive partnerships with individuals, families and carers
- National Police Check, Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Orientation Module, NDIS Worker Screening Check and evidence of right to work within Australia

**_Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. _**_Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement._**:
**_ If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here _**Reconciliation | Wellways**:


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