Welcome to St John of God Health Care 

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 27 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,500 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

With over 127 years’ experience in health care, we have an excellent reputation as a caring, nurturing and supportive employer. Learning is highly valued and there are many opportunities for professional development.

The Position: 

St John of God Social Outreach provides a range of no or low-​cost mental health, homelessness and capacity building services to over 5500 people in the community across Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales and the Asia Pacific, particularly in areas where we have identified gaps in service provision. ​

Horizon House Young Mother and Baby Program provides accommodation, holistic care, and intensive support to pregnant young women aged 16 to 22 years who are vulnerable and homeless or at risk of homelessness. Horizon House Bendigo provides support to residents during pregnancy, preparing for the birth of their child, post-natal follow up, developing their independent living skills and assisting their transition to independent living.

A leadership opportunity is now available for an experienced community services professional to join our team in the role of Support Coordinator at our Geelong accommodation services. The Support Coordinator is a vital to ensuring safe delivery of care to clients and in this role, you will oversee and coordinate the operational running and program delivery at Horizon House accommodation locations, including associated transition placements.

We are offering this position on a full-time permanent basis, working 38 hours per week. 

The successful candidate will have

• A willingness and capacity to embrace the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
• Tertiary qualification from a recognised University and/or TAFE College in Youth Work, Social Work or Psychology and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with young people in a residential care setting.
• Well-developed understanding of trauma informed care including  theoretical perspectives such as loss and grief, attachment, resilience and connectedness, child and adolescent development and the capacity to apply a range of trauma informed practise responses based on these theories.
• Sound understanding of the particular challenges involved in service delivery to young people in the homelessness sector. 
• Demonstrated ability to act with a high level of professional integrity and emotional resilience whilst working with and supporting a team to meet the needs of vulnerable young people who have been exposed to trauma.
• Experience in program coordination and leadership of a team to successfully support program delivery.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills and computer literacy.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and as a team
• Strong risk management skills with effective, flexible and sound problem solving skills.
• Participate in the out of hours roster as On Call Coordinator.
• Hold a full (unrestricted) State Drivers Licence.
• Be responsible for maintaining current First Aid and CPR Certification.

We can offer: 

• Salary: $94,159 – $98,425 + 11% superannuation
• Generous salary packaging options
  • Up to $15900 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent, or other everyday living expenses
  • Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire
  • Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses
  • A welcoming & supportive culture
• Flexible work options
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
• Option to purchase up to two weeks of additional annual leave
• Professional development opportunities

All applicants must address the Selection Criteria (as detailed on the last page of the Position Description) in no more than 2 pages. Position description available via the link  Support Coordinator (Youth Services), Social Outreach.pdf

St John of God Social Outreach is committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in its care and proactively takes measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse

For all enquiries, please contact Darren Riggon – State Manager Youth Services East on 0423 826 221

Applications close November 3rd