NDIS Peer to Peer Mentor

Summary about this job

Detail information about job NDIS Peer to Peer Mentor. Terms and conditions vacancy

Workways Australia is a large, dynamic not-for-profit organisation operating across Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and Queensland. We are fully committed to our vision of engaged communities; connecting people to opportunities and provide a range of employment and community services to work towards this vision. We are excited to commence trial of NDIS employment and employment related supports in 2018 in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama LGAs and are looking for paid casual peer to peer mentors to ‘buddy’ with younger NDIS participants.

Peer to peer mentors will have lived experience of disability. They will be professional, but friendly. Their support focus will be on supporting younger people with disability to build their confidence, share their experiences of disability, and find opportunities in the community to demonstrate greater voice and build relationships outside of paid supports. They may also support with participant transition to higher education. They will want to do activities with the participant that have a purpose.

Mentors will work in the participant’s home and in the community with the participant first and foremost but will also have great relationships with family members and other community members. Their vision will be the same as ours; a world where people with disability are fully included in Australian society with a range of strong relationships in their lives which extend beyond paid supports.

Primary Objective of the Role
NDIS Peer to Peer Mentors have lived experience of disability. They want to support younger NDIS participants to have greater confidence and higher expectations around what’s possible in terms of independence, community inclusion and employment.

Peer to Peer Mentors deliver flexible, individual support in the community or in the participant’s home as required. Mentors are a buddy for the young NDIS participant; a safe person they can confide in and share experiences with. A successful peer to peer mentor is friendly, but professional and responsible. They are a role model for young people. They value all young people with a disability having a voice in our community. 

We want to work with mentors who believe that paid supports shouldn’t be the only support in a person with disability’s life.

Specific Responsibilities

• Spend 2-4hrs per week with a participant to build rapport and work on individual participant goals
• Build confidence of NDIS participants through sharing experiences, fostering social and communication skills and inclusion opportunities
• Work with each participant in their home or community
• Ensure compliance with NDIA guidelines and legislation, the NDIS Code of Conduct, maintaining accurate up-to-date records, timesheets and files.
• Respond to all requests from supervisors promptly and professionally.
• Participate in training when required.
• Company policies and procedures followed at all times.
• Other duties as directed.

Key Selection Criteria

• Lived experience of disability.
• Human rights approach to disability.
• Strong verbal communication skills and an outgoing personality.
• Community connections desirable.
• Ability to work independently.
• Reliable and responsible.

Key Relationships

External

• NDIS Participants and their family and other informal supports
• Local employers, businesses and other community supports

Internal - Workways

• NDIS Consultant
• NDIS Pilot Manager
• NDIS Team – Corrimal, Wollongong and Shellharbour

Performance Indicators

• Positive relationships with all NDIS participants and their informal supports such as family members
• Strong professional yet friendly relationship fostered between the participant and the mentor
• Activities chosen with the participant build confidence, social skills or community links and have a purpose
• Provision of feedback about supports provided in a timely fashion (through timesheets, case notes and any staff meetings)
• Adherence to the NDIS Code of Conduct at all times
• Compliance with Workways NDIS delivery service plan and approach
• Comply with WHS policies, procedures and guidelines including risks reported within 24 hours to management
• Professional accountability (conflict of interest, duty of care issues, confidentiality and privacy, incident reporting, reliability)

Essential Requirements
Successful applicant is required to undergo:

• Criminal Record History Check
• Working with Children Check
• First Aid Certificate

Successful applicant is required to:

• Hold current driver’s licence.
• Work a flexible schedule and be available to travel when reasonably required