Company description:

genU

Job description:

Job No: 2034

Employment Status: Casual, Ongoing

Location: East Geelong, Victoria

Classification: From $33.41 per hour + 25% Casual Loading (Level 2 - Victorian Disability Services (NGO) Agreement 2019)

Shift Schedules: Monday - Friday and some Saturdays as required.

Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone's lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.

genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day.

Join our team!

Are you passionate about gaming and making a difference? Have experience being a dungeon master in Dungeons and Dragons? GAMER is seeking facilitators to lead engaging, recovery-focused gaming programs that support individuals with psychosocial disability in achieving their personal goals. You'll use person-centred, active support models to build independence, social skills, and community connection through gameplay. Help us create inclusive gaming environments where every session supports real-life progress.

Key Responsibilities

As a Mental Health and Interpersonal Skills Facilitator, you will but not limited to:

• Facilitate engaging, goal-oriented gaming sessions using recovery-based and person-centred active support models.
• Support participants to build independence, social connections, and interpersonal skills through structured gameplay.
• Identify and address barriers to participation, using gaming strategies to support individual goals and NDIS-funded outcomes.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including progress notes, and contribute to client planning and compliance requirements.

About You!

We are looking for passionate and empowering people. Our ideal Mental Health and Interpersonal Skills Facilitator will:

• Create a supportive and inclusive gaming environment that fosters personal growth and community connection.
• Use empathy, initiative, and creativity to adapt gameplay to individual needs and goals.
• Build strong, respectful relationships with participants, colleagues, and stakeholders.
• Stay committed to professional development and follow best practices in mental health and disability support.

For You!

genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

• Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
• Increase your Take Home Pay: Non-for-Profit Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
• Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
• Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
• Employee Referral Program: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period!

You will need the following:

• Certificate IV in Mental Health or equivalent;
• Current First Aid and CPR Training- within 12 months;
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check;
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate;
• Working with Childrens Check VIC;
• Experience with table top gaming such as Dungeons and Dragons

Ready to Make a Difference?

We are committed to supporting individuals throughout the recruitment and selection process, ensuring accessibility for all applicants. If you require adjustments or an alternate application format, please contact Ryan at [email protected] (quoting the job title and number).

For further details about the role, reach out to Jake and Brodie at [email protected] and [email protected] 0477 010 511.

If you're ready to make an impact and grow with us, apply now!

Note: Current genU staff should apply via the staff intranet.