• Part-Time 0.8EFT ongoing position
• Make a meaningful impact on the community
• Work with a genuine values-based organisation
• Generous salary packaging benefits available
About Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health
Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health is a not-for-profit community health organisation providing a comprehensive range of free and low-cost health, wellbeing and community services in early childhood, youth, families, adults, aged and disability.
Covering an area of over 1700 km2 from Sunbury to beyond the borders of Macedon Ranges Shire our 200+ staff and 70+ volunteers are based across four sites at Kyneton, Romsey and Sunbury.
The organisation has a proud history of delivering community health services to the region for over 40 years.
Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health builds the social fabric of our communities through diverse services and programs that help people support themselves and each other.
About the Role
The Enhanced Care Coordinator position is a unique role that supports young people with moderate to severe mental health concerns. The position is part of a larger youth and counselling team. This role will provide assessment, intervention and referral pathways to young people who fit within the ‘missing middle’ of symptom severity between tertiary services and mainstream mental health/community service.
About You
The ideal candidate would have:
- Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Nursing, or Master of Psychology.
- The ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary approach with a team, other workers across the consortium, professionals, and other community organisations.
- Demonstrated experience and high level of knowledge of working with young people who experience complex mental health and situational issues.
- Demonstrated experience and skill in working in an environment that requires managing at risk and complex young people (and their families/carers) to keep them safe.
- Emotional Intelligence
- Great interpersonal skills
- Empathic Qualities
- Determination to help others
- A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude
Benefits and Perks
Our benefits enhance everyday wellbeing and encourage you to take time to make a difference in the community:
- Supervision embedded and valued within the team and support with your professional development
- The option to access purchased leave
- Free professional counselling from our world class employee assistance program
- In addition to your salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits plus up to $2,650 meals and entertainment packaging benefits
- Access to the Fitness Passport program (subsidised access to selected gyms across Victoria) and organisational-led employee wellbeing initiatives such as virtual challenges and all-staff development day
- Free parking and fresh fruit on-site for all employees
The successful candidate will be required to undertake and maintain a National Criminal History Check, an NDIS Safety Screening check and hold a current valid Working With Children Check.
Further Information:
Contact Louise Hemingway on 0429 481 063 or email Louise.Hemingway@scchc.org.au.
How to Apply
As an employer, we value diversity and encourage applicants from all cultures and backgrounds. To be considered for a role, your application must include a cover letter, resume (including three referees) and responses to the key selection criteria, which need to be submitted via email to: Louise.Hemingway@scchc.org.au.
Applications Close: 5.00pm Thursday 5 December 2024
