Administrative Officer

Job Requisition ID: 2566- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168- Employment Type: Full Time- Posting Date: 8 Oct 2024

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**About the Role**

This position will commence at Atherton Road Oakleigh. This new community mental health hub will provide a diverse range of Mental Health services previously offered at a number of different sites and will provide a more tailored service for consumers consistent with recent Royal Commission Recommendations. This role will support the Clayton Mobile Support and Treatment Team, Community Care Teams (CCTs), the Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) team, the Mobile Support and Treatment Team and the Acute Community Intervention Services (ACIS) team. CCTs provide treatment and support to individuals experiencing complex mental health problems. The aim is to promote self-efficacy and independence, and social inclusion with all individuals we support. The Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) initiative provides psycho-social support for people from 18 years old who are identified as having presented with a suicidal or self-harm attempt, or suicidal or intentional self-harm ideation. The Mobile Support and Treatment Team provides intensive home and community based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness and associated decline in psychosocial functioning who require more support than that available through clinic based case management. The Acute Community Intervention Services (ACIS) have a key role in deciding the most appropriate treatment option, initial assessment, recommendation on treatment options, provide short community based acute treatment, where required, can provide public hospital admission. This service is provided via community clinics, home based, or via emergency department based at Monash Clayton.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Provide high level administrative assistance including the organisation of meetings and booking venues for managers or senior clinicians
- Maintain day to day operations including ordering requirements and requests for maintenance work within SCMHS and HOPE environment
- This role will require the taking of minutes, preparation of agendas, running of reports from Monash Health databases and collation of documentation for meetings
- Administrative tasks as required (filing/typing/following up on deadline requests)
- Assist in the development and maintenance of processes contributing to the streamlining of tasks for the management team
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of and work within the Monash Health and Mental Health Program Policies and procedures
- Manager information with regard to the need for confidentiality in accordance with relevant legislation and Monash Health practices
- Carry out compliance and improvement against key elements of quality and safety
- Be responsible for quality of care at point of care

**For the Administrative Officer Position Description, please **click here**

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**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications close 23rd October 2024.