Rewarding Full Time Ongoing opportunity in Bankstown, Campbelltown or Penrith NSW

SCHADS 4.1B ($43.08p/hr) + Super + Leave loading + Salary packaging benefits!

Join a life changing program to support carers, our unsung heroes, to be the best version of themselves whilst caring for others!

About Wellways

Wellways Australia exists to help all Australians lead active, fulfilling and inclusive lives in their community. We achieve this by supporting and working with individuals, families and the community to help them imagine and achieve better lives. We advocate for change to ensure people have access to the best possible care and information when they need it. We provide a wide range of services and assistance for people with mental health issues, disabilities, youth and older Australians and those requiring community care.

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.

If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways

About Your Next Exciting Opportunity!

Facilitated coaching is a one-to-one service that is carer led and directed. The coaching service aims to support carers to increase their individual agency, empowering them to find practical, small steps towards self-identified goals. It involves the carer engaging with a coach to assist them to acquire skills and resilience to help them sustain their caring role.

The service duration of facilitated coaching is between one (1) and six (6) sessions and can be conducted face to face, over the phone or over online channels. Over the course of the coaching sessions, the trained Carer Gateway Financial coach will work with the carer to identify their personal goal(s) and to create, implement and maintain an action plan for working towards these goal(s).

Reporting to the Carer Coaching and In-person Peer Support Coordinator, the Carer Gateway Financial Coach will be responsible for:

Facilitating the program in accordance with training and the Facilitated Coaching Service Guidelines

Facilitate one-one-one coaching to carers, to achieve the program's required KPI's

Creating an environment Carers will find welcoming, real and empowering

Ensure relationships with Carers are positive and are built on Wellways values

Engaging professionally and positively with key external and internal stakeholders

Community engagement/ networking and establishing referral pathways

To work autonomously while also being a supportive and flexible team member

Pre-employment requirements:

Minimum Certificate IV in Financial Services or Cert IV Community Services or higher and/or extensive experience in working with people experiencing financial stress.

Appropriate IT skills

Evidence of working rights within Australia such as a passport or birth certificate

A current valid Driver's License

National Police Records Check (less than 12 months old)

NSW Working with Children Check (Current or willing to obtain prior to employment)

NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Professional coaching experience is highly desirable

Benefits & Culture

Wellways supports an inclusive approach in both the workplace and community where everyone can imagine and achieve their goals to their fullest potential. This is your opportunity to join a nationally recognised organisation with over 1,800 staff members across 93 sites where you can gain access to ongoing support and opportunity for career development.

Join a supportive team

Onsite formal clinical supervision

Salary packaging up to $15,899 per annum

An Employee Assistance Program which aims to support and empower employees and their loved ones

For a full list of our staff benefits, visit https://www.wellways.org/careers-wellways

For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Program Coordinator, Bradley Buckland on 0478 978 641 or [email protected]

Please download the full position description from our careers page by clicking APPLY.

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.