DPV Health is a leading healthcare services provider operating out of Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. Our professional staff deliver a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services.

At DPV Health, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, and actively embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. We are passionate about supporting people to lead happy, healthy lives. We are dedicated to working with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with a disability and people from migrant or refugee backgrounds.  DPV Health is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation; dedicated to the continued support for our LGBTIQ+ community. 

• DPV Health, in partnership with the consortium members of Bubup Wilam for Early Learning Aboriginal Child and Family Centre, Kids First, Whittlesea Community Connections and the City of Whittlesea are establishing Hub 3757, a multiyear trial of an Early Help program for the Whittlesea community.
• Immediate start – Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team.
• Newly created position, Part-Time Fixed Term (2-year contract) – make a lasting impact in our community.
• Location: Whittlesea Community Connections, Shop 111 Pacific Epping

A little about the role

Hub 3757 has been co-designed with community, for community with the objective to develop a community that both supports and seeks early help, assistance and care by building strengths and knowledge of families and universal services, through building trusting & reliable relationships enabling evidence based early help supports to be provided to identified families and greater participation in universal services.

This position contributes to the success of DPV Health by operating as a Family Coach within the Mental Health, Family Violence and Community directorate.

The primary purpose of the Family Coach position is to provide holistically brief and group-based support to families with emerging vulnerability, based on their needs and in a culturally safe manner. The main focus will be to identify opportunities to establish peer support groups for parents for the purpose of mutual support and to build social connection. Family Coaches will support these groups to become established and continue to provide support as needed.

About you

You’ll possess demonstrated experience in the provision of maintaining an allocated Family Services caseload of families requiring brief (i.e. single session) and group based interventions.  You will support relationships between children and their parents in accordance with case plans and reviews, participate in outcomes focused family assessment and case planning, and assess client need and support referral pathways to connect families with additional therapeutic or practical supports. Pivotal to the role is supporting children and their families by providing or locating practical and/or emotional assistance, participate in regular case review process and complete closures in line with Kids First standard, and engage in collaborative practice including networking opportunities and interagency partnership as part of best practice.

To succeed in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, is preferred.
• 2 to 5 years’ experience and skills in trauma informed practice and family violence, alcohol or other drug and/or mental health within children, youth and family service delivery or similar.
• Demonstrated personal value set that is aligned with Kids First organisational values and a commitment to professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to apply internal and external policies, procedures and legislation.
• Able to work independently, whilst contributing strongly as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated capability to network and build productive relationships with others both inside and outside organisational boundaries. 
• Demonstrated responsibility for client outcomes and program compliance activities and support other team members to achieve desired results. 
• Highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. 

The DPV Health Way

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All perks are curated with care, allowing you to thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

• Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the communities we serve. We provide discounted fitness and health insurance memberships free, on-site vaccinations, and confidential counselling services, just to name a few.
• Professional Development – with access to modern, digital eLearning you’ll have flexibility of course timing with access to shorter, more customized content. Accompanied by face to face training, a choice of clinical supervisor, your continual professional development is always top of our priority list.
• Salary Packaging – just over $15K of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year with additional packaging for meals and entertainment adding further to this benefit.

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC, NDIS clearance and possess up to date COVID vaccination status.
• Full driver’s license and travel between sites is required.
• Closing date for applications 16/09/2022.
• For a copy of the Position Description please contact [email protected]

If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a progressive and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!

For more information and to discuss your candidacy, please contact Program Manager Mental Health Ebony Sharma on 0436 398 562. Please note that we will not be engaging with agencies to source this role.

DPV Health is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.

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