Wellways Australia
Wellbeing Navigator Peer - Welcome and Access
🇦🇺Lilydale, Victoria, Australia23 days ago
A$88,000 – A$94,000EntryFull Time
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.
About this Program
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Service is an integrated wellbeing and support service
delivered through partnership in the Maroondah and Yarra Ranges Shires. Operating six days a
week with extended hours, we provide clinical support, care, and wellbeing services to people
aged 26+ experiencing mental health challenges, including co-occurring substance use or
addiction.
About the Opportunity
This fixed-term opportunity with Wellways places you at the frontline of a welcoming, community-based mental health service in the Yarra Ranges.
Operating since December 2023, the Yarra Ranges Local provides face-to-face support across multiple community locations, alongside outreach, group participation, and community engagement initiatives that strengthen understanding of mental health and wellbeing. This is a designated Consumer Lived Experience role, grounded in lived experience values and the Intentional Peer Support framework. You’ll support people at their first point of contact, assist with intake and waitlist engagement, and offer peer support - including brief interventions and a small caseload of ongoing one-to-one support.
You’ll work alongside individuals experiencing mental health and/or alcohol and other drug challenges, supporting them to identify what matters to them, connect with services of their choosing, and build hope, connection, and self-determination.
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About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!
Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
What we offer
For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Emma Grose, Team Leader Support and Connect on 0475 750 790
Once you APPLY click her for a copy of the position description
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways
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.
This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.
Please select "Apply" below to complete your application.
