Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 2nd Aug 2021
We are One Team IPC Health, we are passionate, creative and we make a difference.
We deliver innovative high-quality services that are client centred, collaborative, coordinated and demonstrate value through measured impact. We are a not-for-profit community health service committed to working with the rapidly growing areas of Melbourne’s middle and outer West, where population will grow by 400,000 in the coming 15 years. By year 2035, we anticipate that the total population served will be approximately 1.2 million.
In response to the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the mental health of individuals and communities across Victoria, the Australian government has provided funding for more than 15 dedicated mental health HeadtoHelp Hubs which have now been established across Victoria.
In the north west of Melbourne the North West Melbourne Primary Health Network have partnered with IPC Health. DPV Health and Clarity Health Care to establish three HeadtoHelp Hubs to deliver holistic care for anyone of any age experiencing emotional distress, crisis, mental ill health and/ or addiction along with their families and carers.
In collaboration with the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC), the NWMPHN the IPC Health hub will be the lead provider in a pilot to engage a worker with lived experience of mental health issues to pilot peer support at each of the Hubs. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an initiative to bring lived experience into the heart of HeadtoHelp’s multi-disciplinary team care approach across all three HeadtoHelp Hubs.
This position is classified as a SACs Level 5 (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2017
If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do read the role’s Position Description and submit your resume, cover letter and a document outlining how you meet our minimum ‘to succeed’ criteria. To find out more about the role, please contact:
Sylvia Grant,
Manager Wellbeing and Counselling Services
0412 030 746
We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.
If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email [email protected] with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities.A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.