Peer Recovery Worker

Wellways Australia Limited; Penrith; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Cultural Leave

Salary packaging up to $15899

Meal and Entertainment allowance up to

17.5% leave loading

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways Australia Limited is seeking a Peer Recovery Worker for our Community Living Support (CLS) program in New South Wales. You will draw on your lived experience of mental health recovery to inspire hope, build connections and support participants to achieve personal goals.

In this role you will provide practical, person-led support that strengthens independence, helps develop new skills and connects participants with community resources, while ensuring consistent documentation and

Qualifications

• Lived experience informing recovery support and engagement.
• Ability to engage and empower individuals on their recovery journeys.

Responsibilities

• Use your lived experience to engage, empower and support people on their recovery journey.
• Provide practical, strengths-based support tailored to individual goals and needs.
• Facilitate peer learning programs and promote hope, recovery and self-determination.
• Work collaboratively with participants, families, communities and partner services.
• Maintain accurate participant records, recovery plans and program documentation.

Skills

Lived experience

Education

Certificate 4 in Mental Health

Certificate 4 in Community Services

Peer Work

Job description

Join a values-driven team that values wellbeing, inclusion, professional growth and community connection

Share your lived experience to empower others and demonstrate that recovery is possible

SCHADS Level 3 ($38.65 - $43.42 per hour) + Salary Packaging + 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 people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply.

Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Peer Recovery Worker – Community Living Support (CLS)

At Wellways, we believe recovery is possible for everyone.

As a Peer Recovery Worker, you will draw on your own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to inspire hope, build meaningful connections, and support people to achieve their goals.

Working within our Community Living Support (CLS) program, you'll provide practical, person‑led support that helps people strengthen their independence, develop new skills, connect with their community and build the supports that sustain their wellbeing.

About the Opportunity

As a Peer Recovery Worker, you will walk alongside participants as they identify their strengths, aspirations and goals.

You will provide practical, hands‑on support that assists people to build confidence, develop self‑management skills and connect with their communities. Working as part of an integrated team, you will help ensure participants receive consistent, high‑quality support while maintaining accurate records and documentation that contribute to positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Use your lived experience to engage, empower and support people on their recovery journey
• Provide practical, strengths‑based support tailored to individual goals and needs
• Facilitate peer learning programs and promote hope, recovery and self‑determination
• Work collaboratively with participants, families, communities and partner services
• Maintain accurate participant records, recovery plans and program documentation

About You

You will be passionate about supporting people experiencing mental health challenges and committed to person‑led, recovery‑focused practice.

Provide practical, strengths‑based support tailored to individual goals and needs and facilitate programs and promote hope, recovery and self‑determination.

You will work collaboratively with participants, families, communities and partner services.

You will also need:

• Completion of the Certificate 4 in Mental Health, Certificate 4 in Mental Health, Peer Work or Certificate 4 in Community Services, or be enrolled in and actively working toward completing one of these qualifications 100 points of identification
• Evidence of right to work in Australia
• Drivers Licence
• National Police Check
• International Police (if required)
• Working with Children Check - Blue Card
• NDIS Workers Screening Check
• NDIS Workers Orientation Modules – free online course

What we will offer you…

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• Paid Cultural Leave
• 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 Rachel Millard via email at [e-mail]

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.

Wellways is a leading not‑for‑profit mental health and disability support organisation operating in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. Our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year. Our 2000 staff work to create an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We connect people, strengthen families and transform communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. Our Practice Principles guide how we work and interact with participants and partners, with our colleagues and within our communities. To see our Practice Principles poster visit https://media.wellways.org/inline-files/ww383_Practice_Principles.pdf

Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us.