• Part-Time 0.6 EFT
• Fixed Term to December 2027
• Generous salary packaging benefits available
• Based in Sunbury

About Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health

Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health is a not-for-profit community health organisation providing a comprehensive range of free and low-cost health, wellbeing and community services in early childhood, youth, families, adults, aged and disability.

Covering an area of over 1700 km2 from Sunbury to beyond the borders of Macedon Ranges Shire our 200 staff and 70 volunteers are based across four sites at Kyneton, Romsey, Sunbury.

The organisation has a proud history of delivering community health services to the region for over 40 years. Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health builds the social fabric of our communities through diverse services and programs that help people support themselves and each other.

About the role

We are excited about this new role and opportunity to join Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health. The Service Navigator (Adolescent Boys Family Violence) is a position made available through our partnership with Berry St, Uniting and Care First Support Services. The program is funded by the Australian Government through its commitment to establishing a new national early intervention trial for young men and boys aged 12 to 18 years who present with adverse childhood experiences including family and domestic violence, and who are using or at risk of using family, domestic or sexual violence.

The Service Navigator will identify local opportunities to engage young adolescent males experiencing or at risk of using family, domestic and sexual violence and facilitate referrals into the Berry St Take Two therapeutic response and actively link the young person and their family to a variety of community support services beyond individual therapy. The position will be embedded in our Community Mental Health Family Violence Team and work closely with Service Navigators and clinicians in the partner agencies.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide services and support to adolescent boys who have been exposed to, or currently using family, domestic or sexual violence.
• Facilitate referrals into the Berry St Take Two therapeutic response
• Work directly with young people and families to support engagement in universal services and community activities. This may involve:
  • Support to enrol, and warm introductions to, health services, employment services, youth specific services, education and community settings.
  • Support to sign up for and attend cultural or community events as identified.
  • Liaise with family members to support consent and referral opportunities.
  • Sourcing opportunities to connect family members with informal and formal community or peer mentors.

About you

If you are an experienced practitioner in the field of family violence, are dedicated to changing the trajectory of young men at risk of using family or domestic violence and are excited by an opportunity to work in a new initiative exploring innovative ways of working then we would love to hear from you.

Benefits and perks

Our benefits enhance everyday wellbeing and encourage you to take time to make a difference in the community:

• Supervision embedded and valued within the team and support with your professional development
• The option to access purchased leave
• Free professional counselling from our world class employee assistance program
• In addition to your salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits plus up to $2,650 meals and entertainment packaging benefits
• Access to the Fitness Passport program (subsidised access to selected gyms across Victoria) and organisational-led employee wellbeing initiatives such as virtual challenges and all-staff development day
• Free parking and fresh fruit on-site for all employees

The successful candidate will be required to undertake and maintain a National Criminal History Check (NCHC), NDIS Safety Screening check, Working with Children Check and hold valid Australian Working Rights.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Adam Stefano Manager Community Mental Health on PH: 9744 9204 or email [email protected], using the subject line: Service Navigator (Adolescent Boys Family Violence) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

How to Apply

As an employer, we value diversity and encourage applicants from all cultures and backgrounds.

To be considered for a role, your application must include a cover letter, resume (including 3 referees) and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.