For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Part-Time, Permanent (0.8 FTE)
• Classification: SCHADS Level 5 with a salary range of $97,476 - $101,883 per annum (pro rata) + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Local, South Morang VIC

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different life goals, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life on their terms.

We're proud to support 30,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

About your new role

The role of the Student Placement Coordinator is to liaise with learning institutions including universities, colleges and TAFEs, in the development of partnerships for the placement of students from a number of disciplines such as Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Psychology.

The Student Placement Coordinator will be responsible for the ongoing development of Neami National student placement guidelines and procedures that will be made available to Neami service managers and educational institutions. This will ensure a streamlined student placement process.

The position is responsible for supporting staff who are supervising students and creating and maintaining resources for supervisors to ensure they have up-to-date information about student placements. It will be their responsibility to create resources for students to assist them to better understand and perform in their role as a student at Neami. Should any problems arise during student placements, the Student Placement Coordinator is responsible in supporting the resolution of such events. In addition to this, they will also seek to support and identify possible research opportunities within Neami services and build partnerships possible participating universities.

The position will actively support and engage in student recruitment processes including promoting and increasing awareness of Neami employment opportunities in educational institutions, attending career fairs and industry days to support the proactive procurement of suitable candidates.

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave, Gratis Leave and Wellness leave.
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family.
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance.

What you will bring to the role

Essential

• A qualification in a relevant discipline such as community mental health, social work, psychology, or other health or community related discipline; or experience to the same level.
• Experience in the areas of social work, community health/welfare or allied health.
• A demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships in partnership with a range of stakeholders, networking and mutual problem solving.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the issues relevant to people living with mental ill health and who have complex needs.
• Ability and commitment to work on your own initiative and/or in a team approach.
• Ability to collect and maintain complex records for data collection, reports and recording ongoing communication.
• Ability to manage multiple moving part and maintain positive relationships across all stakeholders involved.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly convey information, providing others with clear direction and expectation.
• Ability to travel within Victoria [Metro and Regional travel required].
• A valid and current Australian Driver License and access to personal vehicle.
• A valid Working with Children Check.
• All staff are required to adhere to the Neami Mental Health & Wellbeing Service immunisation policy directives to minimise the risk of vaccine preventable diseases to protect workers, other employees, consumers and visitors.

Desirable

• Ability to use Excel highly desirable.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered.
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work.
• Australian working rights.

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (select paper clip icon).

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply Now' button where you will need to create a username and password
• Upload your resume and cover letter

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked). Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami

If you have any further questions regarding this role which are not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:
Emma Storen | Senior Operations Manager | [email protected] using the subject line: Student Placement Coordinator - Mental Health and Wellbeing Local - South Morang enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Student Placement Coordinator - Mental Health and Wellbeing Local - South Morang enquiry via EthicalJobs for assistance.

Be Yourself -Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people. Click Here for full statement.