AddressWellways 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.
- Draw on your lived experience of mental health challenges to support others in the community
- Fixed term, part time (22.8hrs per week) opportunity based in Deer Park VIC
- Up to $38.60ph + superannuation + salary packaging + leave loading
About the opportunity
This is a truly rare and rewarding opportunity to make a difference within the community.
PARC programs are collaborative services between Wellways and Melbourne Health through its division North Western Mental Health service (NWMH). Our multidisciplinary recovery teams are creative, motivated and focused on ensuring positive experiences for participants and their loved ones.
The Peer Recovery Worker role is unique as it requires someone with a lived experience of mental health challenges to share their personal experiences and assist participants, their families, clinicians and the community better understand the participant perspective. You will support participant and carer engagement and empower other individuals in their own pathway to recovery.
PARCs operate 24/7 on a rotating roster. Flexibility in availability and willingness to work sleepover, afternoon and weekend shifts is highly regarded. Penalty rates apply for relevant hours.
This role requires the successful candidate to be available for the below shifts every week:
- Tuesdays 1.00pm- 9.00pm
- Friday 8.30am -4.30pm
- Saturday 8.30am-4.30pm
About the program
PARCs are a step up, step down short-stay residence that provides clinical and psychosocial support to participants, to prevent the need for hospitalisation or after an inpatient stay to support ongoing recovery.
Our focus is on recovery and supporting individuals to live independent and fulfilling lives in the community. We do this by working in close partnership with clinical and other partners, the person with the mental illness, their families and friends. It is our goal to assist people in their own pathway to recovery.
All our recovery services value cultural diversity, support and create opportunities for recovery, value peer participation, and leadership and are underpinned by evidence-based best practice.
Employee benefits
- Access to ongoing training, professional development and professional practice supervision
- 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 or dining out.
- Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take a holiday
- Penalty rates for relevant hours worked
What do you need?
- Lived experience of mental health challenges
- Relevant qualifications or commensurate experience working in the mental health sector
- Current valid Driver’s License and the ability to undertake some travel
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Right to Work within Australia
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
- Satisfactory National Police Records Check and Working with Children's Check – Employee (prior to commencement are mandatory)
For a copy of the position description or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Joel Casemore, Program Manager on 0403 092 *** or email *********@wellways.org
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.
Wellways is committed to the health and safety of its employees and participants and strongly encourages all workers to be fully vaccinated including relevant boosters for COVID-19.
If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways
