Cluster Leader – Alcohol Harm Reduction

cohealth; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meals & entertainment package

Novated Leasing

Discounted fitness membership

Job summary

cohealth invites a Part time, 0.8 FTE, Fixed Term until June 2028 to lead innovative alcohol harm reduction services, overseeing outreach and Sobering Up Centre responses and driving safe, compassionate care for people experiencing public intoxication. Please refer to the Position Description for more details.

The role includes leading planning, coordinating delivery, direct supervision of the Program Facilitator and other leaders, policy development, and partnership work with community and

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams in alcohol and other drug, community health, mental health or related human services settings.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed, person-centred, and culturally safe practice.
• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement, partnership building and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of the Public Intoxication Response.
• Provide direct line management, supervision and support to program leaders.
• Develop or adapt policies and procedures to ensure consistent and quality practice.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with the community and health service providers.

Skills

Alcohol harm reduction

Team leadership

Trauma-informed

Cultural safety

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

• Part time, 0.8 FTE, Fixed Term until June 2028
• Generous salary packaging options to increase your take home pay
• Work for a multidisciplinary team with a diverse range of backgrounds

We value lived and living experience (LLE) and encourage people with LLE to apply

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.

About the role

Lead innovative alcohol harm reduction services that make a real difference. Oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering outreach and Sobering Up Centre responses, driving safe, compassionate care and better outcomes for people experiencing public intoxication.

Please refer to the Position Description to know more about the role.

• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of the Public Intoxication Response
• Provide direct line management, supervision and support to the Program Facilitator, Senior Nurse and other designated program leaders
• Develop or adapt policies and procedures to ensure consistent and quality practice
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with the community, external and internal service providers and the Department of Health representatives

What cohealth offers:

• Generous salary packaging of up to $15,900, plus an additional $2,650 for meals and entertainment, to help increase your take-home pay.
• Novated Leasing is available along with a significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family.
• 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
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, along with mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• An inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and the work you do makes a meaningful difference
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams in alcohol and other drug, community health, mental health, harm reduction or related human services settings
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed, person-centred, and culturally safe practice
• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement, partnership building and influencing skills

Application Process

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Andrea Fischer **************@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.