Aps 6 Outreach Program Coordinator

Salary Range: $97,735 - $110,982 + Attractive Superannuation

Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counselling (formerly VVCS) is Australia’s leading provider of high quality mental health assessment and clinician counselling services for Australian veterans and their families. Open Arms are focused on meeting client needs through a combination of proven clinical practices and emerging evidence-based approaches.

Outreach Program Coordinators (OPCOs) work within the Open Arms Division of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), providing coordination, clinical governance and management of the Open Arms Outreach Provider Program inclusive of Outreach Program Clinicians, Group Program Facilitators, external Clinical Supervisors, and partnership referrals.

OPCOs work under the direction of an Assistant Director and develop and maintain professional relationships with Outreach Program Providers, facilitate communications, and coordinate clinical governance and support activities within the Outreach Provider Program. OPCOs are required to make decisions, problem solve and navigate complex client issues, whilst adhering to relevant legislation, ethical guidelines and policies. Critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills are paramount, and OPCOs must demonstrate high levels of integrity and emotional intelligence. Bringing knowledge of veterans’ and their families’ experiences to the role, OPCOs demonstrate respect for all clients and uphold a strong commitment to service delivery outcomes, alongside confidentiality and privacy.

**Duties**
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with Outreach Program Providers, facilitate communications and coordinate activities of the Outreach Provider Program.
- Provide training and on-boarding and off-boarding to Outreach Program Providers and act as the Open Arms liaison point of contact by providing on-going information, debriefing and support.
- Support Outreach Program Providers in meeting clinical liaison notification requirements and provide postvention support as required.
- Review requests for partnership referrals and advise on suitability.
- Develop, maintain, and manage a database of Outreach Program Providers and update Intake Allocators and administrative staff on availability.
- Engage with complainants of Outreach Program Providers to identify concerns and develop options to achieve resolutions.
- Assess and analyse complaints received regarding the Outreach Provider Program with a view to deciding the appropriate resolution actions.
- Act as the first escalation point for complex Outreach Provider Program issues raised by Intake Allocators and other staff.
- Schedule and attend Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, including clinical supervision, to maintain professional registration.
- Maintain a small clinical workload of clients as negotiated with the Assistant Director.
- Participate in community development and service promotion activities, as required.
- Participate in Open Arms program evaluation and research activities, contributing to project management activities that implement strategic directions and quality improvement recommendations, and provide feedback for ongoing development of clinical policies and procedures, as required.

**Eligibility**
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- All applicants external to DVA offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.

**Mandatory Requirements**

One or more of the following:

- Qualifications as an AHPRA registered Psychologist / Mental Health Occupational Therapist / Mental Health Registered Nurse with full AHPRA registration, **OR**:

- Qualifications as a Counsellor with a minimum Level 4 Australian Counselling Association registration.

**Notes**

Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to18 months.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.