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 - Youth Transitional Care Program
Newcastle
Help young people move forward, build confidence and create the future they want.
Make a real difference every day
As a Peer Recovery Worker with Wellways' Youth Transitional Care Program, you'll draw upon their own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to engage and empower program participants in their own recovery journey.
Peer Recovery Workers provide positive role models of hope and recovery and share their experiences to assist families; clinicians and the community better understand the participant perspective and facilitate Wellways' peer learning programs.
What you'll be doing
Build trusting relationships with young people and support them to achieve their goals.
Holding protected and purposeful storytelling with people who access services to support and build reciprocity via mutual understanding, trust and shared experience
Encourage and facilitate connection to and participation in a range of natural and community-based activities that support the achievement of recovery goals, including other Wellways services
Participating in the development and delivery of community education in relation to mental health
Contribute to an inclusive workplace that values lived experience and the involvement of participants, carers and families in the work we do
You're passionate about working alongside young people and believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a fulfilling and connected life. You will work collaboratively with Wellways staff and other services to ensure that participants have access to the supports that they need, when they need them.
Most importantly, you will bring empathy, energy and a belief in the potential of every young person.
You will also need:
Lived experience of mental health issues and recovery as a person with mental health challenges and recovery
A contemporary understanding of mental health issues and recovery orientated mental health practice
Completion of the Certificate 4 in Mental Health, Peer work, Certificate 4 in Community Services, or equivalent practical experience.
Current Car Insurance and Registration
Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check
Right to Work within Australia and 100 Points of ID
What we will offer you…
Flexible roster with a variety of shifts available
Ongoing training and participant-specific skill development
A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
Paid Cultural Leave (where applicable)
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
Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
17.5% Leave Loading when you take annual leave
Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prio