JOB DESCRIPTION

• Rewarding Full-Time role based in Braddon, ACT
• SCHADS 3B $38.65p/h + 12% Super + Leave loading + Salary Packaging Option
• Build a rewarding career with an organization that truly puts people first!

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 Commonwealth Psychosocial Support program supports and services that are purchased to work in partnership with individuals who are not more appropriately funded through the NDIS and are significantly affected by severe mental illness, which has impacted on their associated psychosocial functional capacity. These services, in partnership with families and carers (as appropriate), provide a range of non-clinical community-based support to these individuals to achieve their recovery goals

About the opportunity

As Peer Rehabilitation and Recovery Worker, you’ll provide positive role models of hope and recovery and share their experiences to assist families; clinicians and the community better understand the participant perspective. You will provide direct, practical support to participants that help them regain, keep, and improve skills, including self-management skills, while also supporting participants to identify and nurture natural supports that sustain recovery.

You will need:

• Lived experience of mental health problems and recovery, either as a person with mental health issues or in a caring role
• Completion of the Certificate 4 in Mental Health, Mental Health Peer Work or in Community Services, or equivalent practical experience working in a lived experience role, or willingness to undertake study towards qualification
• Capability to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and individuals
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Satisfactory Police check and Working with Children Check
• Right to Work within Australia
• Completion of NDIS Quality and Safeguards Module ‘Quality, Safety and You’
• The ability to undertake some travel and current Driver License
• NDIS Worker Screening Check

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 7,000 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

• 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
• 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, we encourage you to contact Jo Smith on [email protected]

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, please visit our website.

Job Description Summary

Intentionally drawing upon their own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, Peer Rehabilitation and Recovery Workers share their personal experiences of recovery to engage and empower program participants in their own recovery journey.

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.

Please select “Apply” below to complete your application.

Applications Close

08/12/2025