Senior Program Officer (Aboriginal Community Justice Panel Professionalisation)

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 78.000 - 87.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Staff health & wellbeing

Career development

Salary packaging

Flexible working

Staff gym & pool

Descripción de la vacante

Bendigo Health is seeking a Psychosocial Support Worker to join the HOPE program in Bendigo. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide outreach support for individuals post suicide attempt or experiencing suicidal ideation, coordinating navigation of services and linkage to community supports.

The role emphasizes consumer wellbeing, family involvement, and collaboration with treating teams to develop safety and support plans, with a focus on recovery and community connectedness.

Responsabilidades

• Assist consumers to navigate services and provide linkage and referral.
• Offer practical support to consumers, carers and families.
• Engage with multidisciplinary team to develop support and safety planning.

Descripción del empleo

Psychosocial Support Worker

Job Reference: 4645

Classification: YA8 - YA11

Salary per fortnight (exc. super): $2,987.80 - $3,342.80

Hours per fortnight: 80 Hours (Including an ADO every 4 weeks)

Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time

Other requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination

The HOPE (Hospital Outreach Post-Suicide Engagement) Program provides up to three months support for people post suicide attempt or experiencing serious suicidal ideation. Referrals for the program are made by internal Bendigo Health teams including, but not limited to the Emergency Department, Adult inpatient Unit, Short Term Treatment Team and PARC. The aim of HOPE is to provide proactive, assertive, tailored and evidence based clinical, peer and psychosocial outreach support for a period of up to three months. The program will also provide support to the person’s carers and families to identify and build the protective factors that help to reduce the risk of suicide and suicide attempts.

Bendigo Health is committed to providing services which are recovery focused, promoting self-determination and collaboration with consumers, families and carers. Aligned with the Short-Term Treatment Team and as a member of the HOPE multidisciplinary team you will promote consumer wellbeing by promoting the consumer’s connectedness to their community and supports. Under the guidance of HOPE coordinator and the senior clinician and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, you will assist consumers to navigate services, offer linkage and referral, provide practical support when required, offer support to carers and family, and work collaboratively with the treating team to engage patients, and develop and assist with support and safety planning.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision to be a trusted regional healthcare service recognised for delivering exceptional care, being a great place to work, and being deeply connected to our community.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

Clinical Governance is focused on upholding patient safety and a high quality of service through leadership, quality improvements, clinical performance, risk management, professionalism and excellent patient care. The division collaboratively provides high quality clinical governance support and advice, both internally and when supporting our regional Health Service Partners.

GP Liaison and Research Governance is led by the Executive Director Medical Service (EDMS).

The Executive Director Medical Services has responsibility for maintaining full compliance to accreditations and to deliver improvements through our response to the recommendations of both the national and Victoria’s General Quality and Safety reviews. The Office of the EDMS oversees incident reporting, investigation of adverse patient events and complaints regarding clinicians. The EDMS provides leadership and support to the medical workforce to feel empowered to provide high-quality healthcare.

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Need more information? Please contact Erin Donald on for a confidential discussion.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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If you are an existing Bendigo Health employee, please ensure you apply with your Bendigo Health email address.