Our client is a large government department tasked with improving the lives of Australians. Our client is looking for an experienced Program Coordinator with experience working as a either a Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Counsellor or Psychologist to join their team for a 12-month long term temporary assignment with the potential to extend further.
About the role:
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with mental health program providers, facilitate communications and coordinator activities
- Provide training for onboarding and offboarding for program providers
- Act as a central liaison point by providing information, debriefing and support
- KPI reviews with program providers, to ensure they are meeting the required service levels
- Support program providers in meeting requirements and provide support as required.
- Ensuring a program of treatment, treatment groups and workshops is developed and promoted.
- Complaint management and escalation
- Maintain a small caseload of clients
- Participate in community development and service promotion activities
About you:
- You will have previous experience working in a mental health, counselling or program orientated environment, whereby the focus is on trauma informed, holistic, and client centered care
- You will have the ability to respond to critical incidents in a calm and timely manner
- You will have intermediate to advanced IT skills, and previously used databases and relevant MS packages.
- You will have strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to communicate with all stakeholders internal and external.
Mandatory Requirements for the role:
- You must currently hold, or be willing to obtain, either Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration, or Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- You must hold APHRA Registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist
- Or you will be a Social Worker with membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) upon commencement
- Or you will be a Counsellor with Master's-level counselling qualification with Registered Clinical Counsellor with PACFA, or ACA Level 3 or Level 4
Benefits:
- ASAP start
- Casual temporary assignment for12 months with the potential for a further extension
- Full-time hours Monday to Friday - 7.5 hours per day, generally between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm.
- Melbourne CBD location, with potential for hybrid working from home arrangements
- $67.24 - $76.36 per hour + super
*** Please note the successful candidate for the role must hold Australian Citizenship. You will also be required to complete a Federal Police Check, as well as a Working with Children Check ***
