Wyndham Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Program Facilitator

• Full-Time, Fixed Term until June 2027
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role
This Wyndham Local Program Facilitator role will be a part of the Senior Leadership team with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local program, which provides easy to access and support to people aged 26 years and over experiencing mental illness or psychological distress.

The Program Facilitator will include line management and clinical support for Mental Health staff from a range of disciplines to further support the leadership team to implement the improvement plan.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide line management supervision to Wyndham Local service provider staff, including performance management, leave approval, workplan monitoring, and coaching
• Undertake annual performance development and review processes with staff
• Manage staff leave and absenteeism to ensure service coverage and operational efficiency
• Represent the Wyndham Local at external opportunities as delegated by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Bachelor of Allied Health, Nursing, or Psychology Registration or other relevant tertiary Mental Health qualification
• 5+ years senior mental health leadership experience
• Demonstrated leadership in a community or public health organisation working with marginalised populations
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6810503.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. Please note we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on Monday 29 September at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Claire Conlon on Claire.Conlon@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.