• Rewarding opportunity to join and lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local
• Part time (equiv. 7 days per fortnight) opportunity based in Geelong
• $54.19 p.h. +11% Super + Salary Packaging up to $15,899 + 17.5% Annual Leave loading

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 peoplewho identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

About the opportunity

The Greater Geelong and Borough of Queenscliffe (GGQ) Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is delivered by a consortium of equal partners: Barwon Health, Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd, Wellways Australia and Erhma365. It is a safe space for all community members and is a service underpinned by positivity, hope and inclusion.

As our new Peer & Community Services Coordinator, you will be responsible for direct oversight, coordination and support to the Wellways service presence as part of the wider GGQ Local, including quality improvement/service delivery performance, service development, reporting and evaluation, financial performance, human resources management, facility management and effective allocation of resources within budget.

Your strong stakeholder engagement skills will be an asset as this role will see you establishing and maintaining strong partnerships within the community.

This role will form part of a leadership team across Western Victoria (including the Grampians, Barwon and Great South Coast catchments) ensuring Wellways are providing quality mental health and disability services to individuals, families and the community which value lived experience.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Tertiary Qualifications in a social science or related discipline
• Appropriate IT skills
• Right to Work within Australia
• Current valid Driver's License and ability to undertake travel
• NDIS Orientation Module
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working with Children Check

Please visit the Wellways Careers site to download a copy of the position description to see further details relating to this role.

Why us?

Wellways are a team of approximately 2000 staff and 150 volunteers across 93 sites providing a range of programs, services and supports to people right across Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. We remain committed to our mission, of creating inclusive communities where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential; and we are always on the look-out for like-minded people who would like to be a part of this.

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

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Jane Campbell, Regional Manager on 0481 458 586.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.