• Lead focused initiatives to improve health support and outcomes for youth and families
• $85k base (pro-rata) + super & salary packaging benefits up to $18,550
• Part Time (30.4 hours per week), Fixed Term role until 30 June 2022 (with possibility of extension)
• Flexible and professional work environment

The Lead, Child, Youth and Family Wellbeing will play a key role in supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of a range of commissioned child, youth and family primary health services. A particular focus of this role is the statewide implementation of Enhancing Mental Health Supports in Secondary Schools (EMHSS). The program aims to improve healthcare accessibility and outcomes for school students. The Lead will provide statewide leadership through program development activities, coordination and networking, capacity building, promotion, and development of school resources.

A typical day would involve:

• Project management support in collaboration with Victorian PHNs and external stakeholders
• Maintaining high performing working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to deliver outcomes within commissioned services and programs
• Development of key procedural and project documentation, including templates and guidance materials
• Contract management and monitoring of performance against targets and deliverables

What you will need to be successful:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a health, education or related field
• Understanding of the Australian primary health care system, including understanding of health care delivery systems and patient care approaches such as coordination of care
• Demonstrated experience of successfully managing multi-stakeholder projects or programs, including managing project teams
• Demonstrated capability for quality written communication, including the preparation of reports and management of contracts
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, evaluation and communication skills

Who would you be working for?

We are North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network, Victoria's largest independent, locally governed and run, not-for-profit PHN, dedicated to improving primary health care in our community.

PHNs have been established with the key objectives of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes; and improving coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place, at the right time.

Applications will be reviewed as received - apply today!

Please review the position descriptions for further details about the role.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children Check.

Applicants from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

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