• Full-time 1.0 EFT ongoing
  • Lead, inspire, and make a difference in community mental health
  • Generous salary packaging benefits available
  • Friendly and diverse team who take pride in excellent quality of care

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 220 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
Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health (SCCH) is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to join our team as the Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing. This is a unique opportunity to drive positive change, lead multidisciplinary teams, and deliver high-quality, integrated mental health and wellbeing services across the local government areas of Hume, the Macedon Ranges, and Mitchell Shire.

As the Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing, you will:

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership to a diverse team delivering counselling, alcohol and other drug (AOD) support, and family violence services.
  • Oversee service delivery operations, budgets, and performance, ensuring high standards of care and compliance with internal and external requirements.
  • Foster a positive, inclusive, and innovative workplace culture aligned with SCCH's values and the social model of health.
  • Build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, funding bodies, and community networks.
  • Respond proactively to sector changes and identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and community outcomes.
  • Champion continuous improvement, evidence-based practice, and health promotion across all aspects of the unit.

About You
You are a highly experienced and motivated professional who demonstrates:

  • A passion for leading and inspiring teams to achieve excellence and improve client and organisational outcomes.
  • Commitment to the principles of community health and the social model of health.
  • Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and integrated service delivery programs.
  • Strong knowledge of current evidence-based practice in mental health, AOD, and family violence.
  • The ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and communities, including those experiencing marginalisation or disadvantage.
  • Reflective, strategic, and systems-focused thinking, with a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
  • A leadership approach that promotes SCCH's values of inclusion, respect, and empowerment.

Benefits and Perks
Our benefits enhance everyday wellbeing and encourage you to take time to make a difference in the community:

  • A supportive, values-driven organisation committed to social justice, health equity, and community inclusion.
  • Professional development opportunities and a rewards and recognition program.
  • The chance to make a real impact in a multidisciplinary environment.
  • Supervision embedded and valued within the team and support with your professional development.
  • Generous salary packaging and flexible working arrangements. 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.
  • The option to access purchased leave
  • Free professional counselling from our world class employee assistance program
  • 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, NDIS Safety Screening check, Working with Children Check and hold valid Australian working rights.

Further Information
Position Description

For a confidential discussion, please contact Jeremy Hearne, Chief Partnerships Officer on 0400 522 930/ jeremy.hearne@scchc.org.au.

How to Apply
As an employer, we are all about building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels welcome. We will best serve our local community if we are representative, which is why we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, abilities and experiences. If there is anything we can do to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, just let us know at peopleandculture@scchc.org.au. We are here to help.

To be considered for this role, your application must include a cover letter, resume, including three referees, and responses to the key selection criteria in the Position Description, which need to be submitted via email to: jeremy.hearne@scchc.org.au.

Applications close at 5pm, Sunday 19 October 2025.