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, people who identify as family, kin or carers and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.
Work in our Queensland office. Compensation: SCHADS 5B ($51p/h) + Super + leave loading + salary package options.
About This Opportunity
The State Peer Practice Lead is a senior practice support role sitting in the national Lived Experience team, based in and operating across all peer support service offerings in Queensland. You will assist with strengthening peer practice by providing guidance, co-reflection and learning opportunities for Peer Workers based in Queensland, and by coaching managers to apply established peer work principles within allocated services.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide reflective practice sessions and co-reflection for the peer workforce, within established frameworks.
* Coach managers to strengthen their understanding of peer work and to support peer workers within their region/program.
* Facilitate and contribute to Communities of Practice to promote peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and professional development within allocated region/programs.
* Provide secondary consultation within established peer practice frameworks and elevate complex matters to the LLE Leadership team or operational team as appropriate.
Pre-engagement Requirements
* Publicly disclosed lived experience of mental distress, accessing services and personal healing or recovery.
* Completion of Level IV certificate in Mental Health Peer Work or similar.
* Completion of other peer work practice models and approaches (IPS preferred).
* Minimum 3 years' experience in a designated Peer Work role with at least 1 year experience in a senior, mentoring or practice support role (desirable).
* 100 points of ID including evidence of working rights within Australia (birth certificate/passport/visa).
* National Police Check (completed within past 12 months).
* Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
* QLD Child Safety Check.
* NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate – free online course.
Location Preference
Position may be based out of any QLD office with a preference for Upper Mt Gravatt or Birtinya, QLD.
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