Coordinator, Youth in Education

**Coordinator, Youth in Education**:

- Docklands, Australia
- Reference: 6678797
- **Opportunity to enhance and build stakeholder relationships to improve health outcomes for youth in the north west Melbourne region**:

- **Full time (1.0 FTE), Permanent role**:

- **Base remuneration starting from $86k + superannuation + salary packaging**:

- ** Generous NFP salary packaging options up to $18,550**:

- **Docklands office location with option to work some days at home**

Reporting to the Manager, Children, Young People and Families, the Coordinator, Youth in Education provides operational oversight for State-funded health commissioning and project activities for youth in the education system. The Coordinator is responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of those services within the purview of NWMPHN. They provide leadership through program development activities, coordination and networking and capacity building.

**About Us**

We are North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), Victoria's largest independent, locally governed and run, not-for-profit PHN, dedicated to improving primary health care in our community.

**What are PHNs?**

PHNs have been established with two key objectives:

- increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of services for community members, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes
- improving coordination of care to ensure people receive the right care in the right place, at the right time

**A typical week may include**:

- Using organisational wide strategies to enhance the focus on the needs of vulnerable children, young people and families
- Working and building relationships with a wide range of commissioned services and key stakeholders to effectively engage, plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate activities.
- Collaborate with other NWMPHN programs to ensure commissioning contracts, plans and reporting activities are accurate and maintained to meet internal and external (commonwealth/state government) funding requirements
- Supervise and support staff that directly report to this role

**We are looking for someone who has**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in a health, education or related field relevant to the position
- Formal project management qualifications and experience are desirable
- Strong understanding of the Australian primary health care system, including understanding of health care delivery systems and patient care approaches such as coordination of care
- Demonstrated experience of successfully managing multi-stakeholder projects or programs, including managing project teams
- Capacity to work both autonomously and in a self-managed team environment on a range of diverse issues to meet stringent project requirements
- Demonstrated capability for quality written communication, including the preparation of reports to a professional standard
- Demonstrated influencing and relationship management skills including the ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships
- Demonstrated leadership skills to effectively lead and manage staff

**What's in it for you?**
- A friendly and supportive professional environment
- Career progression opportunities
- Great work-life balance (Hybrid options to work from home and in office)

**Other Benefits**:

- Life Leave - up to 4 days of paid leave a year for cultural celebrations, family events, or your birthday
- Generous paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
- Additional paid leave at Christmas/NY
- Fun social club and health and wellbeing activities

**NWMPHN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognise the importance of attracting and retaining talent that mirrors our diverse community. Applicants from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background are strongly encouraged to apply.**
- Applications Close: 28 Oct 2024