At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead mental health services across multiple sites, ensuring high-quality care and support.
- Company: Join cohealth, a leader in inclusive health services and community partnerships.
- Benefits: Enjoy tax-free salary packaging, parental leave, fitness memberships, and wellbeing programs.
- Other info: Applications close on 27 October; be part of a team that values diversity and belonging.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in mental health while working in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in mental health or related field and strong leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 15900 - 15900 $ per year.
Lead delivery of recovery-oriented mental health & wellbeing service across multiple sites.
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.
About the role:
- Lead service delivery across cohealth Mental Health & Wellbeing Locals.
- Oversee multi-disciplinary teams delivering high-quality care, treatment, and support within local communities.
- Lead daily operations across multiple sites to ensure safe, person-centred, and trauma-informed service delivery.
- Develop and strengthen constructive partnerships with the community, internal and external networks, and government representatives.
- Drive implementation of the Local service model, ensuring integration between clinical, wellbeing, peer, and AOD streams.
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.
- 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.
- Novated Leasing available.
- A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family.
- 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.
Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualification in mental health, health management, social work, nursing, psychology, or related field.
- Strong understanding of lived experience principles, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and culturally safe practice.
- Demonstrated experience in senior operational leadership (at least 5 years) across mental health, wellbeing, or community health services.
- Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex service systems across multiple sites.
Applications close on 27 October at 10:00pm. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Brett Murphy via email.
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.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals Lead in Melbourne employer: cohealth
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