Peer wellbeing Navigator

Wellways Australia; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 64,000 - 69,000; Part 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 is seeking a Peer Wellbeing Navigator in Rockhampton to support individuals on their recovery journey. This part-time role (30.4 hours per week) offers meaningful peer-led engagement and service navigation within the Medicare Mental Health Centre.

You will share personal lived experience to empower clients, facilitate group sessions, and coordinate care plans alongside clinical supports. Flexibility and ongoing screening are part of the process.

Qualifications

• Lived/Living Experience is essential and used to engage with clients.
• 1+ year of peer worker role experience or relevant education is preferred.
• 100 points of ID and right to work in Australia required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support

Engagement

Education

Certificate IV / Diploma in Mental Health or AOD

Social science qualification

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.

Medicare Mental Health Centre

Rockhampton

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
• Facilitating group peer sessions
• 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 required.

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

• 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 [e-mail]

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.

Job Description Summary

Part time role for great work life balance. Now is your chance to shape the future of mental health and wellbeing.

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.

How To Apply

This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.

Applications Close

01/11/2026