• Full-Time, Ongoing
• 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 position sits within the AOD Outreach cluster and is responsible for the delivery of high quality and safe programs. This role is a key leadership position with operational responsibilities for delivering improve health, wellbeing, housing, and social outcomes for individuals affected by alcohol, drugs, and homelessness in Melbourne's Inner Northwest.

The City Street Health team conducts assertive outreach in the Melbourne CBD to address immediate consumer needs and connect them with integrated care, supported by case workers. The service model features a blend of peer support and clinically trained professionals, operating daily in two shifts.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties will include

• Providing leadership to the outreach teams, through various means, including but not limited to: facilitating team ‘huddles' at shift handover times, 'on-the-job' training, coaching, timely feedback, training, and guidance.
• Contributing to Practice Reflection sessions.
• Delivering individual feedback through ‘supervision' and Performance Development Reviews.
• Participate in outreach activities.
• Expertly analyses available data to produce actionable intelligence for the team.

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:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g. Certificate 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs or higher, Community Development, Social Work).
• Demonstrated team leadership in a community or public health organisation working with marginalised populations.
• Demonstrated experience developing positive team culture.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and coaching staff to deliver quality care outcomes, lifting performance when necessary
• Victorian Driver's License

Application Process
To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6865805

Applications close 12 March 2026 at 10pm

cohealth is a child safe and equal opportunity employer that offers generous salary packaging and opportunity to undertake professional training and development opportunities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and those who speak languages other than English are encouraged to apply.

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.