• Full-Time, Fixed Term role 
• Option for one ADO per month
• $46.39 per hour plus Superannuation
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth’s 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

cohealth offers Integrated Family Services as part of a range of services offered to families and children.

The Family Services Parental Coach will work as part of the Steps to Confident Parenting Program and provide support to parents, who have an intellectual disability and/or complex needs, to keep their children, safe, healthy, and well cared for within their home and community environment.

The position is based in Braybrook however work will include some outreach in people’s homes and in other settings.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide appropriate wellbeing support, tailored to a family’s needs to work toward desired change
• Facilitate a strength-based approach and ongoing assessment which supports knowledge and understanding of a child’s needs, age and stage of development
• Manage risk according to the “Best Interests” framework, address any protective concerns, and where necessary liaise and consult with Community Base Child Protection
• Provide practical assistance and parental coaching to develop appropriate routines, positive family functioning schedules, boundary setting, natural and logical consequences
• Work together with families to improve community connections and access to community resources

What cohealth offers:

• Generous salary packaging options to suit you – tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
• A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider
• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• A tertiary qualification in fields related to social work, health or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively with families who may have a range of complex needs
• An understanding of the Best Interest Framework
• A demonstrated understanding of child development and how trauma, abuse or neglect can impact

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Ali Williams, [email protected]

To apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6467510.

Applications close 26 October 2023.