Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program

Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

An inclusive and culturally safe space

State of the art facilities and campus partnerships

A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'

Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.

Job description:

Looking to work in a rewarding role and make a real impact on people lives, come and join an exciting opportunity that exists for an enthusiastic individual as a Mental Health Community Group Coordinator across the Mental Health Division at Nothern Health.

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be! Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.

About Mental Health:

Northern health is the third largest Mental Health service in Vicotira. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services. We strongly endorse the Northern Health Values of safe, kind and together. Adult Community Mental Health Services are provided at Broadmeadows, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About thr Role:

Mental Health Community Group Program Coordinator, Grade 4 Mental Health Occupational Therapist or Social Worker are encouraged to apply.

An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and experienced Mental Health senior clinician to work with the four Community Adult Mental Health teams, as the Coordinator of the Community group program.

This is a permanent full time position working 80 hours per fortnight.

Your role will be initially to work with the Program Managers, Professional Discipline Leads and Lived Experience to develop the Adult Community Mental Health group program. Once designed, the Group Coordinator is responsible for leading the implementation and ongoing coordination of group program activities, including promotion and recruitment of consumers, actively participating in the delivery and leading the evaluation of the group program.

You will be involved in:

• The design, promotion, delivery and evaluation of the adult community mental health group program
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Supervision of staff and/or students, as required

This role requires:

• Qualifications and relevant registrations in Occupational Therapy or Social Work
• Experience working in community mental health services
• Experience in the development and delivery of groups
• Capacity to work independently and within a team
• A friendly, collaborative and professional attitude.
• Excellent engagement, relationship, and therapeutic skills
• Working across the four adult community mental health sites.
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence

If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.

Next Steps:

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact:

Jen Williams , A/g Mental Health Director of Allied Health via email [email protected] or

Sue Pike, Director Service Development and Partnerships via email [email protected]

Applications close 23 April 2025.