• Full-time ongoing opportunity based at Upper Mount Gravatt, Nerang or North Lakes, QLD
• Attractive Pay (SCHADS Level 3B) + Salary Packaging benefits + Leave loading
• Peer Facilitators must have a lived experience of being a carer of a loved one

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.

About the program

The Carer Gateway In-person Peer Support (IPPS) program provides Carers with an opportunity to share experiences and learn from each other in a peer group setting. The program draws on three approaches: peer support principals, the CHIME framework for personal recovery (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and Empowerment) and elements of reflective practice. These three frameworks have been used to develop a service approach that provides a structured session plan with flexibility for group participants to determine important and relevant topics, engage in mutual conversations and move towards individual goal planning, with the development of communication skills and building sustainable relationships.

About the role

Peer Facilitators will intentionally draw on their own lived experience to support the learning of others. This includes effectively communicating the challenges and experiences that contributed to their caring journey. Peer Facilitators will have the ability to demonstrate an awareness of their own experiences, to articulate and share personal strategies for self-care, safety and wellbeing, including a personal insight into the impact of stigma and the subsequent effect this has for individuals, families and the broader community.

• Facilitating group sessions
• Implementing and facilitating specific and targeted programs to Young Carers (up to 25 years old) and/or Carers (+25 years old)
• Creating an environment in which Carers will find welcoming, real and inclusive
• Community engagement/ networking and establishing referral pathways
• Working autonomously while being a supportive and flexible team member.
• Appropriate sharing of your own lived experience as a Carer, whilst working within professional boundaries and role modelling positive behaviours
• Working within appropriate boundaries to draw upon the knowledge and expertise gained through the reflection of your own lived experience as a Carer.

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

• Well established self-care and self-reflection routines, and be secure in asking for assistance when you require support
• Self-managing: comfortable balancing your own workload within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Utilise well developed communication and consultation skills to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to promote the Carer Peer Facilitator role and the Lived Experience Workforce

To be successful in this role, you will possess the following

• Lived experience as a young Carer or adult Carer
• Previous experience as a Peer Worker or Peer Facilitator
• Completed Mental Health First Aid (or similar)
• Certificate IV or above in a support discipline and/or equivalent Community sector experience
• Evidence of working rights within Australia (birth cert/passport/visa)
• Driving Licence
• National Police Check (12 months old)
• Blue card /Working with Childrens Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check / Yellow Card
• 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 Michael Pemberton on [email protected], using the subject line: Peer Facilitator - QLD enquiry via EthicalJobs, or 0481 114 142

Please 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.