Allied Health Assistant - Homeless Health & Support Services
cohealth
- Part-time, 0.6 FTE, Permanent
- 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
The Allied Health Assistant (AHA) role sits within the Homeless Health and Support Service team and works closely with the multidisciplinary team to develop and run evidenced based programs. The AHA's role is to provide practical and administrative support to multidisciplinary programs including planning, development, and evaluation and may also lead group sessions to implement programs and/or on a 1:1 basis.
Please refer to the Position Description for more information.
Your duties include:
- Provide support in running groups
- Assisting in the provision of health education and promotion of activities aimed at maximizing good health and preventing illness
- Ensure safety and maintenance of relevant HH&SS equipment, supplies and group work environment
- Assist in the development and delivering of appropriate health strategies and information for clients
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:
- Completion of, at least, Certificate IV (Allied Health Assistance)
- Experience in a Community Health environment and/or demonstrated experience working with clients from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds
- Understanding of homelessness including the challenges that people experiencing homelessness face
- An understanding of Community Health, its principles, and organisational forms
Application Process
To review the PD and to apply for this job go to https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6732632.
We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.
Applications close on 14 March at 10.00 PM.
If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Alex Vowles on Alexandra.Vowles@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.
Applications close: 14 Mar 2025
Reference: 6732632
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Listed: 27 February 2025