Mental Health Peer Recovery Worker
- Use personal lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to support young people in their recovery journeys.
- Build trusting relationships, encourage community participation and help participants work towards their goals.
- Collaborate with families, clinicians and community services, and contribute to mental health education and peer learning.
- Part-time role based in Newcastle West NSW 2302
- Join a collaborative team focused on recovery, wellbeing and inclusion
- SCHADS Level 3B ($40.49 – 43.42 per hour) + Salary Packaging + 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.
Peer Recovery Worker – Youth Transitional Care Program
Newcastle
Help young people move forward, build confidence and create the future they want.
Make a real difference every day
As a Peer Recovery Worker with Wellways’ Youth Transitional Care Program, you’ll draw upon their own lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to engage and empower program participants in their own recovery journey.
Peer Recovery Workers provide positive role models of hope and recovery and share their experiences to assist families; clinicians and the community better understand the participant perspective and facilitate Wellways’ peer learning programs.
What you'll be doing
- Build trusting relationships with young people and support them to achieve their goals.
- Holding safe and purposeful storytelling with people who access services to support and build reciprocity via mutual understanding, trust and shared experience
- Encourage and facilitate connection to and participation in a range of natural and community-based activities that support the achievement of recovery goals, including other Wellways services
- Participating in the development and delivery of community education in relation to mental health
- Contribute to an inclusive workplace that values lived experience and the involvement of participants, carers and families in the work we do
You’re passionate about working alongside young people and believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a fulfilling and connected life. You will work collaboratively with Wellways staff and other services to ensure that participants have access to the supports that they need, when they need them.
Most importantly, you will bring empathy, energy and a belief in the potential of every young person.
You will also need:
- Lived experience of mental health issues and recovery as a person with mental health challenges and recovery
- A contemporary understanding of mental health issues and recovery orientated mental health practice
- Completion of the Certificate 4 in Mental Health, Peer work, Certificate 4 in Community Services, or equivalent practical experience.
- Current valid Driver Licence
- Current Car Insurance and Registration
- Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Satisfactory Police Records Check
- Certificate of Completion – NDIS Worker Orientation Module - free online course
- Right to Work within Australia and 100 Points of ID
What we will offer you…
- Flexible roster with a variety of shifts available
- Ongoing training and participant-specific skill development
- A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
- Paid Cultural Leave (where applicable)
- 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
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
- 17.5% Leave Loading when you take annual leave
- Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Jenna Katchel |Team Leader | jkatchel@wellways.org
Please ensure you submit your updated Resume along with a Cover Letter outlining your relevant experience.
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We encourage early applications as interviews may begin prior to advertising closing date.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
Job Description Summary
Culture
We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.
How to Apply
This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.
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Applications Close
23/11/2026
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