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0.8FTE Part Time Permanent Opportunity + SACs Level 5 classification $97,733 - $101,787 pa (Pro Rata Part Time) + 11.5% super + salary packaging benefits Hybrid role with flexibility to work from home + Sunshine and Caroline Springs locations Be a changemaker and contribute to the implementation and design of Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local delivering meaningful wellbeing coordination service! The Opportunity IPC Health have partnered with Western Health and the Royal Children’s Hospital to co-design and lead the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local (previously referred to as Hub). The Children’s Local will provide support for infants, children and families, delivering services like psychology, psychiatry, allied health, family supports and paediatricians. People with lived experience also form an important part of the Children’s Local’s workforce. The service will support children aged 0-11 who are experiencing developmental, behavioural or emotional challenges and their families, and will focus on early intervention and providing age-appropriate care. Wellbeing Coordinators will play an integral part in the Children’s Local delivering family centred, holistic and timely care within a multi-disciplinary team. With your clinical expertise and experience in conducting holistic wellbeing assessments, you will engage with families who may be experiencing disadvantage or life challenges to achieve their wellbeing goals. You will be key to supporting families as they access services in the Children’s Local, from entry to exit; care planning, capacity building through a strengths based approach to empower families and safety and risk assessments. With a continuous quality improvement focus, you will be part of the evolution of the Local and collaborate with a variety of services to improve social, emotional and physical determinants of health of infants, children and families. This opportunity is a 0.8FTE Ongoing commitment and is classified as a Social and Community Services Employee Level 5 under the Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022. You will make a difference by Delivering holistic family centred care that responds to the changing needs of children and families, empowers families experiencing adversity to recognise their strengths, aspirations and wellbeing goals. Facilitate smooth transitions and meaningful connections with other practitioners that help clients achieve their goals. Establishing strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to continuously improve referral pathways, accessibility and service collaboration. Actively participate in the co-design, implementation and scale up of the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local. To succeed you will need: Essential: A tertiary qualification and 4 years’ experience in social work or similar field. Experience working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to achieve positive client outcomes. Proven experience and knowledge in applying a strength based approach; effective motivational interviewing and holistic wellbeing assessments with diverse families and disadvantaged communities. Demonstrated experience working in an outreach setting and understanding of helping families to navigate complex service systems. A current Victorian driver’s licence and Working with children check. Highly Regarded 2 or more years working within a paediatric mental health team, supporting families through service entry to exit. Working knowledge and experience in neurodevelopmental and mental health issues, as well as emotional and behavioural development in children under 12 years old, including but not limited to emotional regulation, behavioural difficulties, speech language, daily living concerns and early childhood trauma. We will offer you: Flexibility: We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program. Learning and development: Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework. Supportive Environment: Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff. Celebrate achievements: Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth. Attractive Benefits: Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program. What next? If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Child and Wellbeing Coordinator (The Local) Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few questions. To find out more about the role, please contact Danielle Barth, Senior Manager Child and Family Services at or Fiona Le Nepveu, Manager Child and Family Health and Wellbeing Services at or . Applications close on 16 October 2024 at 11:30PM. Our Story We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate. At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities – so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities. If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health. #J-18808-Ljbffr