Job Summary
- $97,000 - $102,000 + Super + Salary packaging
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 7th Aug 2024
- Melbourne > Dandenong
Rebuilding Shattered Lives – supporting refugees to recover from torture and other traumatic events.
Foundation House is successfully partnering in the delivery of the Dandenong Mental Health and Wellbeing Local ('The Local') services, with a consortium led by Mind Australia and includes Thorne Harbour Health and Monash Health.
The Local is about providing Victorian adults with access to mental health and wellbeing care/support. The service is for anyone aged 26 years and over that is experiencing mental health or wellbeing concerns.
Reporting to the Cultural Practice Lead, the Community Capacity Building Practitioner (CCBP) role is part of a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for supporting refugee and multicultural communities’ mental health, wellbeing and access to The Local services.
The Community Capacity Building Practitioner will achieve this by:
The CCBP will deliver a range of community capacity building initiatives including but not limited to; engagement with communities from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds (including formal and informal community leaders), community needs analyses, community-based group programs, community advisory groups, community psychoeducational programs, and program evaluation.
All services will be delivered according to the Foundation House Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model, Rebuilding Shattered Lives,Community Capacity Building Framework and international best practice.
The CCBP will build strong partnerships with staff across The Local and Foundation House to ensure that community capacity building initiatives are well integrated and coordinated with The Local and Foundation House teams/services.
Some key responsibilities include:
The CCBP is a bilingual role and will be expected to utilise their proficient verbal and written language skills in English and one another priority language of either Dari, Farsi (Afghan), Hazaragi, Pashto, Burmese/Myanmar, Rohingya, Tamil, Nuer and/or Oromo.
This role can be full-time or part time, is an ongoing position and based in The Local, Dandenong offices.
To be successful, you will need to positively respond to the below selection criteria:
You’ll be rewarded with:
Foundation House is an equal opportunity employer; we foster a work environment that is inclusive and diverse. We are values driven and are committed to improving the life outcomes of refugees and asylum seekers.
Foundation House is a state-wide agency offering services throughout Victoria. We currently have approximately 250 staff across our five offices in Brunswick, Dallas, Dandenong, Ringwood and Sunshine, and we also provide services in partnership with other agencies in regional and rural Victoria.
Foundation House is a Child Safe organisation committed to promoting and protecting the interests and safety of children. We actively play a part in combating family violence, as reflected in our organisational policies, protocols and staff development.
Read more about our history on our website here.
Please upload your CV and a cover letter (maximum one to two pages) outlining why you are suitable for this role and how you meet the selection criteria as described above.
Refer to the position description for detailed information about the role. For more information about our hiring process, please refer to our careers with us page here.
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received and the role may close early.
For enquiries please contact Justin Curreen-Harris from our HR Team via [email protected], using the subject line: Community Capacity Building Practitioners enquiry via EthicalJobs, or by phone on 03 9389 8985.
If you think you have what it takes but don't necessarily meet all selection criteria, please still get in touch as we would love to talk with you and see if you could be a suitable fit.
Hiring is subject to satisfactory Police Check, current Working with Children Check, and proof of the right to work and live in Australia.
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.