Youth Engagement Workers

• Multiple Part Time Positions
• Generous salary packaging options to increase your take home pay
• Work for a multidisciplinary team with a diverse range of backgrounds

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

Make a difference in young people's lives. Join our Youth Residential Recovery Program, supporting 16–25-year-olds with mental health challenges through recovery-focused, trauma-informed care in a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Watch our short video to learn more about this opportunity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EniBPbNyOJM

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

Your duties include:

• Identify and implement opportunities to support young people to access appropriate groups, collecting feedback and advocating on their behalf
• Participate in the co-design, facilitation and evaluation of a range of group activities
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including family and carers, clinical and community supports

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. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrific…
• Novated Leasing is available along with a significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• 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

Our ideal candidate:

• Tertiary qualification and/or commensurate work experience in fields related to mental health, youth or health

• Demonstrated experience in working with young people who may have a range of complex needs relating to their mental health

• Demonstrated experience in group codesign, development, facilitation and evaluation
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively with people of different cultures, gender and sexual identities

Application Process

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Olivia Bec Olivia.Bec@cohealth.org.au using the subject line: Youth Engagement Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.