Job title: Community Development Worker – Northern HOPE
Company: Northern Health
Expected salary:
Location: Victoria
Community Development Worker – Northern HOPE Job Details:
Reference Number: 39786: Community Development Worker – Northern HOPE
Employment Type: On Going Part Time (PT)
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)
About Northern Health:
As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!
The Role:
An intriguing opportunity exists for a motivated Community Development Worker to join Northern Health’s HOPE team.
This role will support clients for a period of 12 weeks, providing assertive and coordinated care post-discharge. Engagement will take place via both outreach and clinic based therapeutic interventions to reduce the risk of suicide re-attempts and deaths by suicide. This position will work across the 7-day continuum (mornings, afternoons and weekends).
About us: Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE)
The HOPE service provides support to individuals referred from the Emergency Department, medical wards, Northern mental health inpatient units, or NAMHS community teams post a suicide attempt or displaying serious suicide ideation, intent or planning in the City of Whittlesea, and Darebin catchment areas. HOPE will support clients for a period of 12 weeks, providing assertive and coordinated care post-discharge. Engagement will take place via both outreach and clinic based therapeutic interventions to reduce the risk of suicide re-attempts and deaths by suicide
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Experience and good working knowledge of mental health services relating to suicide prevention
- Proven ability to work with a diverse range of individuals
- Able to support individuals in crisis, especially relating to suicidality
- Willingness to work under the direction of clinical staff
- Open to ongoing professional development offered
Next Steps . . .
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts.
For further details, please contact:
Jimm Castro – Program Manager on 0417 588 702 or send email enquiries to [email protected].
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Applications close 5th October 2023 or please contact the Hiring Manager if you have any queries.
Why work at the Northern Health?
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:
- Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library
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Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.
All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.
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