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Mental Health Trainer - Lived Experience

Mental Health Trainer - Lived Experience

Wellways Australia LimitedUpper Mount Gravatt, QLD, AU
7 days ago
Salary
A$57.94 hourly
Job description

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.

  • Are you a trainer with a personal journey of recovery?
  • Mental Health & Disability Trainer | Lived Experience and Recovery Focus
  • Up to $57.94 per hour (SCHADS Level 4B) + Super + salary packaging benefits
  • Join a welcoming, inclusive team committed to people and lived experience

About the Opportunity

We're on the lookout for a Trainer with Lived Experience and Recovery journey to deliver impactful training programs shaped by real-life experience. You’ll work closely with our Training and Development Manager and other subject matter experts to deliver engaging, high-quality learning experiences to Wellways staff and our integrated care partners. Sharing your personal lived experience and recovery story—where appropriate—will be a key part of enriching our training content and helping others on their journey

Key Responsibilities :

  • Facilitate lived experience-based training sessions across the organisation
  • Complete post-training admin using our Learning Management System (Workday)
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert in lived experience, working with Learning Designers to refine and improve our training content

    • If you’re passionate about using your story to empower others and want to play a part in delivering meaningful, recovery-oriented training, we encourage you to apply!

    You will also need :

  • Qualifications in vocational education, a related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • Strong understanding of Recovery-Oriented and Trauma-Informed Practices
  • A current, valid Driver’s Licence and ability to travel as needed
  • Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check
  • Right to Work within Australia
  • National Police Check (issued within the last 12 months)
  • NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate

    • About Us

    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 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
  • Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

    • For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Jo-Anne Otten, Manager Training and Development at [email protected] or 0488 700 531

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

    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

    Deliver impactful, lived experience-led training to Wellways staff and partners, supporting recovery and inclusive practice across the organisation.

    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.

    Please select "Apply" below to complete your application.

    Applications Close

    14 / 05 / 2025