Health Support Specialist

**Introduction**:
Provide quality, holistic assessment of people and support our participants with non-vocational barriers which will impact their ability to gain or sustain employment

**Location**: Flexible in the Greater Melbourne Region
Full Time Perm position | Immediate start
Professional / Peak Body registration required

We’re on a mission to prevent and reduce unemployment while creating jobs in the communities we’re a part of - That’s where you come in

Who are we?

Campbell Page is a not-for-profit organisation, delivering employment, labour hire, youth, family, Indigenous, community services and social enterprises from multiple locations across four states. Supporting people is what we do, and we’ve been doing it for over 35 years Every action we take is dedicated to preparing people for work and engaging local communities to create, capture and connect people to jobs.

Our people are critical to our success. We develop people to their potential by ensuring they have the right skills to do the job. We're committed to providing a safe and fulfilling workplace that facilitates high achievement and recognizes the contributions individuals make to our customers.

Campbell Page is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all prospective and current employees.

**Description**:
The role

We’re looking for a Health Support Specialist to join our team. As a Health Support Specialist, you will assess our participants referred to Campbell Page to determine their vocational goals, health barriers and necessary interventions. You will provide a combination of direct support to participants through one-to-one counselling and make referrals to internal and external service providers based on the assessed needs while increasing the knowledge and capacity regarding mental health within the wider organisation.

You'll bring a customer focus, positive and resilient nature, and ability to resolve conflicts and achieve targets on regular basis.

This will enable Campbell Page to deliver on its purpose of transforming people’s lives by securing long-term employment for the most disadvantaged.

**In this role, you will**:
Provide high quality therapeutic intervention for participants including individual counselling
Conduct assessment of suitability for programs of support, hours required and vocational pathways
Review participant progress against their Vocational Assessment Reports
Implement plans to address participants non-vocational barriers
Build a network of community organisations to support caseload
Provide an exceptional customer experience to all stakeholders internal and external
Contractual understanding and adherence

**Skills and Experiences**:
About You - What do you need to thrive and succeed within this role?

**Essential**: Degree qualifications and professional registration in one of Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Occupational Therapy, or other an Allied Health discipline with experience in Mental Health
Knowledge of accessing community resources, particularly in the areas of health, drugs, and alcohol, legal, income support, employment, and recreation
The ability to approach problem solving with creativity, resourcefulness, and wisdom
Comfortable working independently and offering peer support to colleagues
Effective written, computer literacy and verbal communication skills
Emotional resilience, patience, and flexibility to get the job done

The Perks

What is in it for you? You get to Give some, Get Some and Grow Some:
Give some - As a not-for-profit organisation we give back to local community by donating some of our surplus to our community projects. Genuinely supporting people to change and grow and giving back to the communities we are part of is just one of the things that truly sets us apart.

Get Some - the perks of being a not-for-profit include salary packaging means you pay less tax and take home more We get that everyone has different lives and commitments, so we want to help you design your days to get the most out of work and life. This might be flexible hours, rostered day off, work from home days or something we haven’t thought of yet.

Grow Some - create your possible here with us Build your career and resume here with us: tell us about your professional aspirations and we will invest in your career.

**Our values**: In all our people, we need someone who will naturally live our values:
We’re in it together | Never give up | Do what’s right | Deliver on our promise

In the spirit of Reconciliation, Campbell Page acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging leaders. We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Campbell Page is committed to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of children and v