• 0.4FTE Part Time Fixed Term (Funding based activity) position until June 2023 + SACs Level 3 + Total Remuneration Package $74,325 - $79,697 pa including 10.5% super (Pro Rata Part Time)
• Wyndham Vale location + Supportive Aboriginal Health Team
• Opportunity to be involved in wellbeing activities supporting Aboriginal community!

We are One Team IPC Health, we are passionate, creative and we make a difference.

We deliver innovative high-quality services that are client centred, collaborative, coordinated and demonstrate value through measured impact. We are a not-for-profit community health service committed to working with the rapidly growing areas of Melbourne’s middle and outer West, where population will grow by 400,000 in the coming 15 years. By year 2035, we anticipate that the total population served will be approximately 1.2 million.

The Opportunity

The Aboriginal Health Team have an exciting and newly created opportunity as a Social and Emotional Wellbeing Officer to join this close knit team!

As an integral member of this team you will apply your well developed communication and interpersonal skills to engage with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and support them to improve and achieve their wellbeing goals. With your excellent organisational and coordination skills, you will assist with the coordination and delivery of a range of meaningful activities such as yarning circles, excursions, fortnightly kitchen programs, etc to develop social and independency skills,.

Social and Emotional Wellbeing activities will complement our Care Coordination program with clients able to attend scheduled programs as it fits in with their overarching goals. As a Social and Emotional Wellbeing Officer, you will be responsible for delivery of activities and consulting with clients so that they may be linked with the most relevant group and social activity for their goals and circumstances.

This role will also see you building partnerships with local communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focussed organisation to enhance service delivery and improve outcomes for our clients.

We will support you with coaching and guidance, including supervision and supports you need to ensure your success.

Based at our Wyndham Vale campus, this role is a 0.4TE Part Time Fixed Term (Funding based activity - Project) until June 2023, with the possibility of extension.

This role is classified as a Social and Community Services Employee Level 3 under the Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2017, offering SACs Level 3 Total Remuneration Package $74,325 - $79,697 pa including 10.5% super (Pro Rata Part Time).

You will make a difference by

• Improving client health and wellbeing outcomes through meaningful and culturally appropriate social and emotional wellbeing activities guided by the Aboriginal Health team
• Supporting the implementation and evaluation of Health Promotion activities in accordance with the IPC Health Prevention Strategy and funded program guidelines.
• Acting as a community liaison with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to support uptake of health services and strengthen IPC Health’s relationships within the community.

To succeed, you will need

• Aboriginality and experience in developing and maintaining cultural and cross-sector partnerships.
• Knowledge and understanding of complex health and wellbeing issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Certificate IV or Diploma in Community Development or relevant qualifications with equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Experience in engaging and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and communities who have complex needs including capacity building initiatives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to work autonomously and take initiative.
• Valid and current Victorian drivers licence and Working with Children’s Check

What next?

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few short questions.

To find out more about the role, please contact Nuredin Hassan – Team Leader Health Promotion and Community Strengthening on 0400 524 064

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email [email protected] using the subject line: Social and Emotional Wellbeing Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.