• Full time, Ongoing
• Hourly rate $58.72 + Superannuation + Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income
• Work for a leader in the Alcohol and other drugs sector
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. We are passionate about delivering great outcomes for our AOD clients and value the contribution of lived and living experience across our AOD workforce. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role.

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About the role

Lead a passionate multidisciplinary team delivering harm reduction and primary health services to people who use drugs in Melbourne's CBD. 

As Program Facilitator, you'll drive high-quality service delivery, support your team to thrive, and make a meaningful impact on client outcomes.

Please refer to the Position Description to know more about the role (also attached below).

Your duties include:

• Facilitate delivery of assigned programs such as concierge, drop-in space, Primary Health Clinic, leading the design of the local service response
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to achieve responsive services which are codesigned with consumers and are impactful  
• Provide site management of primary location, including operational afterhours support, enhancing integration across programs 
• Lead engagement with local businesses and residents surrounding the service
• Enable teams through coaching - assisting teams as a collective and as individuals in achieving their goals and working toward best outcomes

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and extensive management leadership experience working in community or public health with marginalised populations
• Demonstrated skills and experience developing and leading team and organisational culture and delivering to performance objectives 
• Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills with capacity to work effectively with managers, staff and consumers whilst also expertly managing strategic partnerships
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission 

Application Process

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Grant Liptrot via [email protected] using the subject line: Program Facilitator - AOD Response enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement (B). This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.