Koori Mental Health Liaison Officer

Koori Mental Health Liaison Officer

Closing Date: 02/10/2024

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Koori Mental Health Liaison Officer (KMHLO) - Infant Child Youth Area Mental Health Wellbeing Service - Full time - Permanent - Indigenous Community Development Worker Level 1 / 2 (dependant on qualifications)

• Become a key member of our growing specialty mental health and well-being teams
• Dynamic work environment and collaborative team culture
• Stunning region, offering great lifestyle, affordable housing, and shorter commute times, giving you more time for fun, family and friends.

The KMHLO will be a valued member of the Infant Child Youth Area Mental Health Wellbeing Service to undertake and improve access to mental health service for Aboriginal young people, their families, and carers, and support the delivery of clinical, cultural, and spiritual healing journeys. We are actively seeking candidates who meet the following requirements to apply for this exceptional opportunity.

• Support engagement of children, young people, and their families in ICY-MHWS and linkage to appropriate community services.
• Contributing to the identification of service gaps and systemic issues that may impact upon service access for the Aboriginal young people and their families and the community, and support implementation of strategies to address the identified service gaps.
• Promote partnerships and relationship building between AWH, ICY- KMHLO, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO’S) and other services in the planning and delivery of health care for Aboriginal young people.
• Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and be accepted by the Aboriginal community.
• Links children, young people, and their families with other areas of health, monitors service user satisfaction; constructively deals with issues identified by service users, families, and carers.

Employment Type: This is a fulltime opportunity.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description here or alternatively contact Winnie McCulloch at Winnie.McCulloch@awh.org.au for a confidential discussion.

About Albury Wodonga Health (AWH)

AWH serves as the largest regional healthcare provider between Sydney and Melbourne, situated in the border cities of Albury and Wodonga. With a dedicated team of over 3,000 professionals, we proudly service a population of up to 300,000 across North-East Victoria and Southern NSW. Our extensive network encompasses two primary hospital campuses and an additional 22 sites, delivering a diverse range of emergency, surgical, women’s and children’s, community, mental health, allied health, and sub-acute services. Our growth continues with the opening of a state-of-the-art Emergency Department in 2024, and excitingly, the construction of a new hospital at our Albury site by 2028. This expansion will greatly elevate our ability to service the needs of our community, and we need a great team of people like you to accomplish this.

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Posted Date: 10/1/2024