Peer wellbeing Navigator

Wellways; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 79,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Leave loading

Meal/Entertainment allowance

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways is seeking a Lived/Living Experience Peer Wellbeing Navigator to support people affected by mental illness and recovery journeys. This is a part-time role offering flexible hours and a chance to work within the Medicare Mental Health Centre network.

The role emphasizes personal experience, safe sharing, and collaboration with clinicians to enable recovery, empowerment, and engagement with community supports.

Qualifications

• Personal Experience of mental distress and access to health services.
• Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health, AOD or tertiary qualification in social science OR 1+ year relevant peer worker experience.
• 101 points of identification.
• Right to work in Australia evidence.
• Driver's Licence.
• National Police Check.
• International Police Check (if required).
• Working with Children Check - Blue Card and NDIS Workers Screening Check.
• NDIS Workers Orientation Modules - online course.

Responsibilities

• Providing intentional peer support.
• One-on-one service navigation and care planning.
• Capacity building.
• Engagement with clinical supports.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support

Recovery coaching

Education

Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health

Job description

• Lived Experience role within the new Medicare Mental Health Centre
• Use your own Lived/Living Experience expertise to engage, and empower individuals on their recovery journey
• Part time (30.4 hours per week)
• $46.70 - $50.25 per hour (SCHADS Level 4) + Leave Loading + Salary Packaging

At Wellways, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute. We warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with lived experience of mental health challenges or disability, people from multicultural backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTIQA+. We recognise that diverse experiences and perspectives strengthen our workforce and the communities we support.

Working together, Wellways and Clarity Health Care are committed to delivering a spectrum of mental health and addiction supports and interventions tailored to the unique need of the community.

We highly value Lived/Living Experience, inclusivity and genuine partnership, forming the foundations of our work. This innovative approach represents a transformative shift offering a remarkable opportunity to shape the future of mental health and wellbeing in Queensland.

About you

Drawing on your real-life experience, coupled with skills learned through education and training, the Peer Wellbeing Navigator will support and represent people impacted by mental illness, psychological distress and substance use or addiction.

You will be comfortable to share personal experiences with program consumers within a safe and supported way and will have personal experience of a mental illness or psychological distress and recovery.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing intentional peer support
• Providing one on one service navigation and care planning
• Capacity building
• Supporting engagement with clinical supports

You will need to be available to work flexible working hours including morning, afternoon and weekend shifts, willing to work as rostered.

Working alongside other disciplines, you'll play a key role in our collaborative network fostering a safe and inclusive space for healing and growth.

You will also need:

Personal Experience of mental distress and accessing and navigating health services, including mental health services

• Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health, AOD or tertiary qualification in social science OR 1+ year relevant work experience in a peer worker role
• 100 points of identification
• Evidence of right to work in Australia
• Drivers Licence
• National Police Check
• International Police Check (if required)
• Working with Children Check - Blue Card and NDIS Workers Screening Check
• NDIS Workers Orientation Modules - free online course

Medicare Mental Health Centre will provide the community with a free, safe and welcoming space to access mental health advice, supports and services. Walk-ins will be welcomed, services are confidential, and no appointment or referral will be needed.

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

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Prash Chand via email at ******@mentalhealthwellbeing.org

We encourage early applications as interviews may 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.