Lived Experience Lead

Wellways Australia Limited; Mildura; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899

Meal and Entertainment allowance up to

17.5% in-leave loading

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways Australia Limited in Mildura invites applications for a Lived Experience Lead role that centers lived experience leadership, supervision, and practice development for Peer Workers within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.

You will guide the broader team to embed lived experience in service delivery, mentor peers, and advocate for recovery‑oriented care across services with the Local leadership team.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience of mental health/AOD challenges and recovery
• Extensive experience in mental health and/or AOD sector with consumer perspective
• Completion of or active enrolment in Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent
• Formal training in Intentional Peer Support (IPS) or demonstrated working knowledge of IPS
• Satisfactory National Police Check, Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to undertake NDIS orientation

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in strengthening peer practice and embedding lived experience in service delivery and improvement
• Provide lived experience leadership, supervision and practice development to Peer Workers
• Support integration of lived experience perspectives into service planning and decision-making

Skills

Lived experience leadership

Mental health peer work

IPS knowledge

Peer supervision

Communication

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Job description

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.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people.

About the Opportunity

This newly created role offers an opportunity to strengthen how lived experience informs practice across our Mental Health and Wellbeing Local. As our new Lived Experience Lead, you'll provide lived experience leadership, supervision and practice development to Peer Workers, while helping the broader team to better understand and embed the value of lived experience in service delivery. Working alongside the Local service leadership team, you'll bring participant, family and carer perspectives into service planning, practice improvement and decision-making. Through mentoring, guidance and advocacy, you'll support Peer Workers to grow in their roles, strengthen lived experience leadership across the service, and contribute to positive outcomes for participants.

About You

• Personal lived experience of mental health/AOD challenges and recovery, with capacity to use lived experience intentionally and purposefully in a senior designated role
• Extensive experience in the mental health and/or AOD sector, including in a designated lived experience (consumer perspective) role
• Completion of or active enrolment in Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or equivalent peer work qualification
• Formal training in Intentional Peer Support (IPS) or demonstrated working knowledge of IPS as a practice framework
• Satisfactory National Police Check, Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to undertake NDIS Workers Orientation module completion certificate

About the Service

The Mildura Mental Health and Wellbeing Local is part of the Victorian mental health reform, providing community-based support for people aged 26 years and over experiencing mental health challenges, including people with co-occurring substance use or addiction needs. Delivered in partnership between Wellways, Mildura Base Hospital, Mallee District Aboriginal Services and Sunraysia Community Health, the service is community-led and informed by the experiences of consumers, carers and the local community. The partnership continues to strengthen an inclusive, accessible and responsive service that reflects the diverse needs of people within our community.

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

Job Description Summary

Play a key role in strengthening peer practice and embedding lived experience in service delivery and improvement.

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.

For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Mark Lohmeyer, Operations Manager on 0487 890 466.

Applications Close 13/09/2026

All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.

Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people.