The Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) is the peak body for organisations providing community mental health services throughout NSW. MHCC Learning & Development (LD) is a registered training organisation delivering mental health training to workers within the mental health community sector.

MHCC is seeking a motivated Project Officer to provide project support. You will have high standards and a commitment to ensuring a quality innovative approach is used throughout the project deliverables.

As the Project Officer you will be responsible for:

• Project Support: Support the Project Manager to successfully meet project milestones and deliverables through strong project administration and communication.
• Build and maintain relationships: Build respectful and collaborative relationships with project stakeholders and ensure recovery and trauma-informed approaches are used in all interactions.
• Co-ordinate project workshops and events: In collaboration with the Project Manager and other project staff plan, promote and provide support for the delivery of project consultations, workshops/ trainings and other events.

This is a part time 3 or 4 days a week contract position commencing immediately through to project funding cessation in June 2021.

MHCC are seeking an individual who has demonstrated project experience; strong time management to balance competing priorities across the project, has excellent oral and written communication skills; the ability to ‘think on their feet and outside the box’; multi-task priorities with exceptional planning and organisation skills; and is innovative with a high level of self-motivation and attention to detail. They need to be able to work independently and as part of a team, as well as have the ability to build and maintain relationships.

Our ideal candidate will have experience working within the community sector or human services areas.

If this sounds like you then apply today by sending your resume and a statement addressing the selection criteria below.

Essential Criteria

• Strong organisational and administrative skills, good attention to detail
• Previous project support experience
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently as well as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Understanding/awareness of current mental health issues
• Knowledge or experience of the NDIS
• Valid driver’s licence

Job benefits and perks

Remuneration packaging includes base salary of $62-67k based on experience, plus super guarantee contribution, FBT salary packaging and entertainment benefits under our Public Benevolent Institution status available.

MHCC offers a flexible working environment.

Enquires and written application including resume and cover letter addressing the Criteria outlined above are to be addressed to Erika Hewitt email [email protected], using the subject line: Project Support Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Full Job Description is available from our website www.mhcc.org.au.

We promote diversity and practice equity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds. LGBTIQA+ people and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.