Peer Mentors

4 days ago

Geelong, Australia Access Your Supports Full time

**Peer Mentors (Geelong, Colac and Ballarat Regions)**:
**Job Category**: Peer Mentor**Job Type**: Casual**Job Location**:Ballarat, Colac, Geelong**THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB**

The Peer Mentor acts as a role model to their NDIS participants. The main objective for a Peer
Mentor is to ensure their participants are working towards achieving their NDIS goals. These goals
can be achieved through assisting participants to services, assist with and/or supervise participants to
engage in the community, as well as empowering and building participants’ capacity.

The NDIS is a major national reform with an insurance based approach. It is a new way of providing
support for eligible people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers, via
individualized services based on a client’s level of need.

**RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES**
- Community and home service_
- To support children and young adults in their home or community
- Support children and young adults with a disability to be more active and independent at home and in

the community
- Drive and or escort the participant to appointments or activities as set out in the treatment plan.
- To adhere to the policies and procedures of Access Your Supports when working with participants.
- Communicatio_n
- Advise staff during or at the end of the shift of any changes in the health and wellbeing of the

participant, or of any incidents which require reporting.
- In the case of emergencies follow emergency procedures including contacting Access Your Supports office staff immediately.
- Team wor_k
- Work as part of a team, cooperate and collaborate with the broader team and the organization

workforce
- Actively seeking out opportunities to work together with other teams on common issues
- Shows consideration concern and respect for others feelings and ideas
- Participate in team and Peer Mentor meetings are required

**CRITERIA**
- Essential_
- Ownership of personal motor vehicle and mobile phone
- Full Victorian Drivers License and Full Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance
- Cleared NDIS Worker Screen Check
- Current Working with Children Check
- Desired_
- An awareness of working with children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills to liaise with the participant and their nominated contact(s)
- Capacity to work 10-20 hours per week

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