• Full-time, ongoing role
• 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 Mental Health Pathways Cluster and provides community based and recovery focused outreach support for young people aged 16-25 in Western Metro and parts of Northern Metro Melbourne. Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaches will be co-located at Essendon, Reservoir, St Albans, Werribee and Footscray. 

You will primarily be working from 96F Cheddar Road Reservoir however may be required to work from other sites on occasion.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Engage with young people and develop trusting and professional relationships
• Provide recovery-oriented services to young people (particularly those of a more complex nature), utilising the Collaborative Recovery Model (CRM) Recovery Star and coaching principles
• Provide group and individual support to young people with regards to independent living skills, recreation and social / community skills 
• Participate in the co-design, facilitation and evaluation of a range of group activities

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
• 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 commitment to consumers' rights and the rights of young people
• Tertiary qualification in fields related to mental health, youth or health
• Demonstrated experience in working positively with young people who may have a range of complex needs relating to their mental health. 
• Demonstrated experience in group facilitation. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses).

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 for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Interested in this position, then Click on Apply Now to be directed to our careers page.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. 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 Olivia Bec [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach - Reservoir enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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