• Rewarding opportunity to work within a supportive residential mental health recovery program
• Use your lived experience to connect with and empower people in our community
• Part-time opportunity (17.48 hours a week) with access to salary packaging benefits and annual leave loading

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 the opportunity

Have you navigated your own mental health recovery and would like to draw from your experience to support others? As our new Peer Recovery Worker, your lived experience can offer real hope and meaningful connection to people in our community who are working towards their own recovery.

In this role, you'll work alongside participants in a residential setting - sharing your experience, building connection, and helping to create a supportive environment for participants. You'll lead group activities, provide one-on-one support, and assist participants in developing everyday skills to support their recovery.

This is your opportunity to join a supportive and grounded team that values your perspective and recognises the importance of your contribution. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you.

Please visit the Wellways Careers site to download a copy of the position description to see further details relating to this role.

About the programs

Wellways delivers Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) & the Specialist Residential Rehabilitation Program (SRRP) in partnership with Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (GVAMH&WS).

These services operate 24/7 and provides a practical environment that facilitates the maintenance of, and / or the development of skills in the domains of daily living, learning, working, social and health. This program provides clinical and psychosocial support to participants and are underpinned by evidence-based best practice.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Personal experience of mental health challenges and a willingness to draw upon your experiences and recovery journey to inform your work
• Relevant qualifications (generally Certificate IV or above in fields such as Community Services, Peer Work or Mental Health) OR commensurate experience (1+ years) required to work in a support role for people with a mental illness OR Intentional Peer Support training OR the ability to demonstrate study toward these qualifications
• Right to work within Australia
• Current valid Driver's Licence and the ability to undertake some travel
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working with Children's Check

Why us?

Wellways are a team of approximately 2000 staff and 150 volunteers across 93 sites providing a range of programs, services and supports to people right across Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. We remain committed to our mission, of creating inclusive communities where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential; and we are always on the look-out for like-minded people who would like to be a part of this.

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
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• 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 Agi Russo, Program Manager on 03 5823 8900.

Applications close 10th August 2025

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