Mental Health, Drug And Alcohol Support Worker

Wellways

Geelong, Victoria, Australia
$44.58 – 47.97 phr; benefits: leave loading + supe...
Engage and support community members
Tailored support to program participants
Deliver 1:1 therapeutic interventions
Use your real-life experience to engage, encourage and support community members

Job Summary

  • Use your real-life experience to engage, encourage and support community members.
  • You will provide tailored support to program participants, enabling them, their families, and carers to address psychosocial, emotional, and alcohol and other drug-related needs.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

Use your real-life experience to engage, encourage and support community members.

Salary

$44.58 – 47.97 phr; Benefits: Leave loading + Super + Salary packaging

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • engage and support community members
  • tailored support to program participants
  • deliver 1:1 therapeutic interventions
  • work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
  • rotating roster inclusive of shifts

Nice-to-have

  • empathetic and relish opportunities
  • lived and living experience
  • purpose driven culture
  • values based organisation

Key Requirements

  • Relevant degree and experience or Associate Diploma with substantial experience
  • Evidence of right to work in Australia
  • Current full driver licence
  • National Police Check
  • Working with Children Check
  • NDIS Workers Screening check
  • NDIS Workers Orientation module certificate

Work Rights

Not specified

Tailored Resume

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