• Part-Time, 0.6 FTE, Fixed term until Jan 2026
• $45.33 per hour depending on qualifications and experience
• 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 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

The Community Mental Health Worker is responsible for providing quality community mental health psychosocial and recovery support services in partnership with clients, families/carers and clinical mental health teams. This role is based at Western Health Community Mental Health & Wellbeing services in Sunshine working with clients registered with the clinical mental health service.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• As a lead worker provide individual Wellbeing (Psychosocial) supports to registered clients of Western Health Community Mental Health & Wellbeing services in collaboration with carers/families and Western Health Mental Health Key Clinicians.
• Plan and facilitate day-to-day activities of the role and participate in program activities to ensure the provision of a high quality, flexible, integrated and responsive service focused on achieving meaningful outcomes for clients, their carers and families in accordance with all relevant legislation.
• Work collaboratively with clients, carers, Wester Health mental health key clinicians and other community services to conduct comprehensive assessments; identify needs, aspirations and goals, and develop recovery packages and recovery plans with clients and monitor recovery plans, facilitate and contribute to review meetings.

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
• 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)
• Career development and continuous learning opportunities/mentoring with senior clinicians

Our ideal candidate:

• A relevant tertiary qualification and/or significant relevant experience
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• Valid drivers license
• Demonstrated skills and minimum of two years' experience working in community health with clients who present with a high level of complexity, vulnerability, and disadvantage
• Sound understanding of challenges people with mental health issues and their families face with a knowledge and understanding of recovery models of care

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). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration.

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 Cover Letter outlining your interest in the role. We will be conducting interviews for this role as suitable 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 or Justine English, Justine.English@cohealth.org.au