Family Peer Support Specialist — Crisis & Recovery Navigator

Wellways Australia Limited; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899

Meal and Entertainment allowance

Leave loading 17.5%

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways Australia Limited in Mackay is seeking a Peer Family Support Worker to link participants with community services and provide psychoeducational guidance to families in recovery. The role is peer-led and community based, offering carer peer connection, information resources, peer support groups, follow-up, service navigation and advocacy.

Salary: SCHADS Level 3 ($40.49 - $43.42 per hour + superannuation and salary packaging), with ongoing roles and flexible hours; applications close

Qualifications

• Lived experience of supporting a loved one with suicidal ideation or crisis.
• Relevant qualifications or commensurate experience in mental health support.
• Strong written and verbal communication across diverse backgrounds.
• Police Records Check is required.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check necessary.
• Blue Card – Working with Children Check.
• NDIS Workers Orientation Module completed.

Responsibilities

• Link participants with community support services and provide psychoeducational guidance.
• Coordinate carer peer connections and peer support groups.
• Provide information, resources, and proactive follow-up; navigate services and advocate on behalf of families.

Skills

Lived experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualifications or experience in mental health support

Tools

Police Checks

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Blue Card

Job description

Wellways Australia Limited in Mackay is seeking a Peer Family Support Worker to link participants with community services and provide psychoeducational guidance to families in recovery. The role is peer-led and community based, offering carer peer connection, information resources, peer support groups, follow-up, service navigation and advocacy.

Salary: SCHADS Level 3 ($40.49 - $43.42 per hour + superannuation and salary packaging), with ongoing roles and flexible hours; applications close