Carer Coach

**Full-time ongoing opportunity based at Penrith, NSW**:

- ** $41.52 per hour (SCHADS 4B) + Salary Packaging up to $15,899 + 17.5% Leave loading - NFP Values based company**:

- ** A rewarding career with a nationally recognized 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._

**Your new role**

**Facilitated Carer Coaching** is a one-to-one service that is carer led and directed. The coaching service aims to support **carers** to increase their individual capacity by empowering them to find practical, small steps towards self-identified goals. It involves the carer engaging with a coach to assist them to acquire skills and resilience to help them sustain their caring role.

You will be facilitating one-one-one coaching to carers, whilst creating an environment Carers will find welcoming, real and safe. Ensuring relationships with Carers are positive and are built on Wellways values as well as engaging professionally and positively with external and internal stakeholders.

This role will include travel to Lithgow during work hours as a requirement and staff will have access to a pool car during work hours.

**Essential Criteria**

The essential requirement of Coaches of our program includes the following:

- The ability to empower carers to understand their needs/goals and to make decisions and actions independently
- Level of awareness and empathy that allows Coaches to work with carers that may challenge their ethical opinions and values
- Active listening without judgement
- High degree of emotional maturity and resilience
- Understanding of trauma informed practices
- Ability to set boundaries and to seek support when needed
- Ability to foster and maintain a positive and optimistic outlook towards carers

**Desirable Criteria**

Non-essential but desirable requirements of Coaches for our program include the following:

- Experience in professional coaching
- Ability to articulate and share personal strategies for selfcare, safety and wellbeing
- Additional languages spoken
- An other aspects that can support establishing rapport
- Knowledge of carer services and common support systems such as the NDIS, My Aged Care and mental health services

**Pre-employment compliance requirements**
- Min Diploma in Coaching, Counselling, Community Services or related field
- Evidence of working rights within Australia (birth cert/passport/visa)
- Driving License
- National Police Check (12 months old) and Working with Childrens Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate - free online course

**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 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% 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 **Bradley Buckland**

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.**
- If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here _Reconciliation | Wellways