Job description
- 2x Part-Time roles, 0.8 FTE, Fixed-Term
- 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
These positions sit within the multidisciplinary team at the Brimbank Mental Health and Wellbeing Local and they work closely together with a strong focus on outreach in addition to onsite services at the Brimbank site.
The Assertive Outreach Worker will receive day to day and line management support from Brimbank Local Operations Manager and will also maintain regular connection with cohealth’s Homelessness and AOD programs including receiving support from the Specialist Team Support: Homelessness Health or the Specialist Team Support AOD Response West.
Please refer to the Position Description for more information
Your duties include:
- Conduct assertive outreach to locations where people experiencing an episode of homelessness and/or use substances are known to frequent – to engage and link them into the services they require
- Work with dual diagnosis clients
- Provide care and recovery coordination services as required, including care planning and timely referrals to support services
- In conjunction with the Brimbank Local multi-disciplinary team, provide crisis intervention management for complex and challenging clients
What cohealth offers:
- Generous salary packaging options 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). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
- A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider to access discounts and benefits, such as department stores, petrol stations, supermarkets, resorts, restaurants, etc
- 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
- 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:
- A relevant tertiary qualification and/or significant relevant experience in the housing, AOD, mental health, disability, or welfare sectors
- Demonstrated experience in working with clients who have a history of homelessness and multiple and complex needs
- Ability to complete comprehensive AOD assessments with clients and undertake care & recovery coordination as required
- Sound understanding of challenges people with mental illness and their families face with a knowledge and understanding of recovery models of care, psychosocial support, and best practice evidence-based interventions
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses).
Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.
Application Process
Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria.
We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.
This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Brett Murphy [email protected] using the subject line: Assertive Outreach Workers x2 enquiry via EthicalJobs.