Koori Liaison Officer

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- Support for career progression and development
- A valued role supporting mental health and wellbeing of aboriginal children and adolescents involved with CAMHWS.
- Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1394

**Position Title**:Koori Liaison Officer
**Classification**:YA41-YA45
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$34.72 - $39.19
**Hours per fortnight**:up to 80 hours _(includes ADO every 4 weeks)_
**Employment Status**:Ongoing Full Time, Part Time hours considered

**Closing date**:29/10/2024

This position is responsible for supporting the delivery of Mental Health services to Aboriginal children and youth and their families from across the Loddon - Campaspe, Southern Mallee region. The role offers culturally appropriate mental health support to children and adolescents and their families through engagement and advocacy. The purpose of this role is also to assist staff to enhance their understanding of Aboriginal Cultural issues in relation to social and emotional wellbeing to ensure prevision of culturally sensitive engagement, assessment and therapeutics is provided.

This position is reserved for people of Aboriginal and/ or Torrest Strait Islander origin.

This action / activity consistutes a special measure under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact **Natasha Garner or Belinda Crossley** on** (03) 5440 6506** for a confidential discussion.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.