Peer Wellbeing Worker

• Build a rewarding career with an organization that truly puts people first!
• Casual role based in Kambah ACT
• SCAHDS Level 3B ($50.61p/h) + Super+ salary packaging benefits

About the role

As a Peer Wellbeing Worker, you will bring lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to the role, fostering trust, empathy, and mutual understanding with participants. You will work from a biopsychosocial recovery model, recognizing the interconnection between biological, psychological, and social factors in the recovery journey.

Your role as a Peer Wellbeing Worker, you will work with participants to address key development areas that support establishing appropriate social skills, leadership, decision-making, teamwork, healthy lifestyle, community service, responsibility, self-identity, self-esteem and resilience. A key outcome will be supporting the participant to identify and nurture natural supports that sustain recovery and assist in the development of self-management skills

Key responsibilities include

• Run weekly DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills groups tailored to youth, covering emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Offer booked 1:1 peer support session with participants, grounded in the Recovery Star framework, to support participants in exploring goals, identity, relationships, coping strategies, and self-management.
• Encourage linkages into a range of activities to support achievement of goals, including all other Wellways services.
• Support the regular review of the ways in which services are provided to ensure the program is service aligned with individual needs
• Ensure that all operational and administrative requirements including case notes, assessments, recovery plans and data are met including regular reporting requirements and records maintenance.

Qualifications and essential Requirements

• Relevant qualifications or commensurate experience in working in a support role for people with a mental illness, generally a Certificate IV qualification or above.
• Experience in working in the mental health sector.
• Current valid Driver’s License and the ability to undertake travel for the role.
• Appropriate IT skills
• Current Working With Vulnerable Persons’ Check
• Right to Work within Australia.
• Current Police Check (within the last 12months)

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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

• 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

• 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

Job Description Summary

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. W e 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

18/08/2026