Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 22nd Jul 2024
- Melbourne > Frankston
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.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Frankston is welcoming and inclusive support service for people aged 26 years and over who are experiencing mental health challenges, including people with co-occurring alcohol and drug addiction treatment and care needs. This service is delivered in partnership between Wellways, Mentis Assist and Peninsula Health to provide innovative mental health and wellbeing supports to ensure everyone can access treatment and care closer to home.
As our new Senior Peer Service Navigator, you will work with other disciplines to instil hope through positive self-disclosure and positive role modelling, offering practical ways of overcoming day-to-day barriers and by challenging each other to try new things.
Utilising your real-life experience, coupled with skills learned through education and training, you will lead and mentor a team of Peer Service Navigators to support and represent people impacted by mental illness, psychological distress and substance use or addiction.
Main responsibilities of the role include:
The position may also carry a small caseload of participants, as needed, providing service navigation.
Please visit the Wellways Careers site to download a copy of the position description to see further details relating to this role.
This role is identified for someone who feels comfortable to draw on their personal lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to empower their peers, their team and their community.
You're empathetic and relish opportunities to make meaningful difference in the lives of people in our community. You will also have the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, including leading and working alongside team members who have lived and living experience of mental health challenges or as carers of loved ones who do.
For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Janelle Kennedy on 0403 689 428.
We encourage early applications as interviews will begin prior to advertising closing date.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.