Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of those impacted by suicide?
* Use your lived experience to guide others through grief, and help communities heal after suicide
* Support others and build resilient, connected communities across Gippsland
* $44.58 to $47.97 phr (SCHADS Level 4B) + Leave loading + Super + Salary packaging
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
We are seeking a dedicated Senior Peer Worker to join our Support After Suicide Postvention Program in Gippsland. This unique role blends lived and living experience of suicide bereavement with community coordination and education to provide meaningful, trauma-informed support. You will play a vital role in fostering resilience within communities, delivering peer‐led postvention care, and strengthening community responses through collaborative partnerships with local services. Your lived experience will be central to guiding others through their recovery journey, while promoting inclusion and reducing stigma.
As a key contributor to regional suicide postvention and prevention efforts, you will work closely with families, carers, community groups and service providers to provide timely and appropriate support following a suicide. You will also lead community engagement initiatives, help build supportive networks, and facilitate education sessions using the Gippsland Suicide Response Community Guidelines. Reporting to the Program & Practice Coordinator for Psychosocial Services, and working alongside partners such as Jesuit Social Services, this role offers the opportunity to shape local systems of care and lead the development of a compassionate, community‐led response to suicide bereavement.
Responsibilities
* Provide support to families, carers, supporters and community groups following a suicide to help people stay safe and connect with essential services.
* Engage with and deliver safe and effective services to vulnerable groups at high risk of suicide.
* Improve access to postvention services based on experiences and needs for timely support.
* Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of suicide postvention services.
* Work collaboratively with existing services to meet individual needs and circumstances.
* Complement existing broader postvention services and overall coordination without duplication.
* Support and empower communities to maintain social and emotional wellbeing.
* Establish referral pathways with a broad range of health, social and community services.
* Identify and facilitate opportunities that promote inclusion of and build the capacity of people and community groups to access services and achieve healthy, strong and connected communities.
* Establish working relationships to implement Gippsland Suicide Response Community Guidelines with the goal of providing development and education programmes to build community resources and capabilities to provide support following a suicide.
Qualifications
* Minimum Diploma qualifications and/or experience in a support role for people with mental health conditions.
* Current valid Driver's Licence and the ability to undertake travel for the role.
* Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check.
* Right to work within Australia.
* Satisfactory National Police Records Check (less than 12 months old).
* NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate.
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 purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7,000 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 such as 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.
How To Apply
For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Christopher Turner on 0481 067 597. Please select "Apply" below to complete your application.
Applications Close
08/03/2026
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