Peer Wellbeing Worker
About this role
Build a rewarding career with an organization that truly puts people first!
Casual role based in Kambah ACT
SCAHDS Level 3B ($50.61p/h) + Super+ salary packaging benefits
About the role:
As a Peer Wellbeing Worker, you will bring lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to the role, fostering trust, empathy, and mutual understanding with participants. You will work from a biopsychosocial recovery model, recognizing the interconnection between biological, psychological, and social factors in the recovery journey.
Your role as a Peer Wellbeing Worker, you will work with participants to address key development areas that support establishing appropriate social skills, leadership, decision-making, teamwork, healthy lifestyle, community service, responsibility, self-identity, self-esteem and resilience. A key outcome will be supporting the participant to identify and nurture natural supports that sustain recovery and assist in the development of self-management skills
Key responsibilities include:
- Run weekly DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills groups tailored to youth, covering emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Offer booked 1:1 peer support session with participants, grounded in the Recovery Star framework, to support participants in exploring goals, identity, relationships, coping strategies, and self-management.
- Encourage linkages into a range of activities to support achievement of goals, including all other Wellways services.
- Support the regular review of the ways in which services are provided to ensure the program is service aligned with individual needs
- Ensure that all operational and administrative requirements including case notes, assessments, recovery plans and data are met including regular reporting requirements and records maintenance.
Qualifications and essential Requirements:
- Relevant qualifications or commensurate experience in working in a support role for people with a mental illness, generally a Certificate IV qualification or above.
- Experience in working in the mental health sector.
- Current valid Driver’s License and the ability to undertake travel for the role.
- Appropriate IT skills
- Current Working With Vulnerable Persons’ Check
- Right to Work within Australia.
- Current Police Check (within the last 12months)
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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
Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
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
Job Description Summary
Culture
We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.
How to Apply
This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.
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