• Full-time until 30th June 2026 in the Rockhampton region
• $41.52 per hour (SCHADS Level 4.1 B) + Salary Packaging + 17.5% Leave loading
• A rewarding career with a nationally recognised provider of mental health and carer services

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.

Your new role
Peer Facilitated Carer Coaching is a one-to-one service that is carer led and directed. The coaching service aims to support carers to increase their individual capacity by empowering them to find practical, small steps towards self-identified goals. It involves the carer engaging with a coach to assist them to acquire skills and resilience to help them sustain their caring role.

You will be facilitating one-one-one coaching to carers, whilst creating an environment Carers will find welcoming, real and safe. As a Peer Facilitator/Carer Coach you will provide Carers with an opportunity to share experiences and learn from each other in a peer group setting.

Community engagement/ networking and establishing referral pathways will be a key aspect of this role and you will work autonomously while being a supported and part of a flexible team.

Your coaching background may come for a wide range of places such as social work, psychology, mental health, education…these are just a few examples of your own personal experience that you can draw from for this role.

Applicates with lived experience will be preferred, please attach a copy of a cover letter detailing your lived experience for the role.

Pre-employment compliance requirements

• Min Diploma in Coaching, Counselling, Community Services or related field
• Evidence of working rights within Australia (birth cert/passport/visa)
• National Police Check
• Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Check/Yellow Card QLD
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate – free online course
• COVID 19 Vaccination Certificate with Booster or valid medical exemption

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 for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 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 will offer you…

• 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 Amy Bridson | 0435 030 615 |

Once you APPLY click here for a copy of the position description

Wellways is committed to the health and safety of its employees and participants and addressing risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. Wellways requires that all workers be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccination before commencing employment. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.

In the coming weeks we will be making a small change to our recruitment portal. You may be impacted if your application is still open when these updates take place. We will email you directly if your access to our portal has been affected, and we will provide you with a new log-in link that you will need moving forward.