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

The Inclusive Communities Officer – WayOut is an exciting opportunity to drive positive change within our communities.

As the Inclusive Communities Officer - WayOut, you will be responsible for health promotion, capacity building and community engagement activities that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ young people and their families across the SCCH catchment. You will lead the delivery of the WayOut program in the Macedon Ranges, which has been operating for over 20 years as part of the Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Partnership and provide advice and leadership in LGBTIQA+ youth engagement, including championing rights-based practice.

About you

High-level knowledge of the needs of the LGBTIQA+ young people, the nature and effects of sex and gender-based discrimination on individuals, families, organisations and communities

Demonstrated experience of working with young people with complex needs

Strong commitment to fostering LGBTIQA+ youth engagement and leadership in the design, delivery and evaluation of services

Demonstrated project management and evaluation skills (preferably in health and/or community service sector)

Demonstrated high level relationship, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to operate in a collaborative manner within the organisation and with external partners

Excellent time management and administration skills

Identify as LGBTIQA+ or have strong ties to the community

Tertiary Qualifications in Social Work, Health Promotion, Community Development, Population Health or related fields, or substantial and relevant experience

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 Rhani Dean-talbett on 0491 174 546

How to apply

At Sunbury Cobaw Community Health, we’re all about building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels welcome. We’ll best serve our local community if we’re representative, which is why we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, abilities and experiences. If there’s anything we can do to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, just let us know at [email protected]. We’re here to help.

To view the full position description and application information, please visit our careers page