Koorie Mental Health Liaison Officer

Part time

Macleod and Heidelberg location

Base salary dependent on qualification + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)

Identified role open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants

Austin Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which our various campuses are located, and pays its respects to Elders, past and present.

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. As part of our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, our vision for reconciliation is one where all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have access to just, equitable and culturally safe healthcare.

About:
The Mental Health Division (MHD) provides mental health care through a comprehensive range of teams and services to meet the needs of consumers and families/carers throughout Victoria. Services are located across Austin Health and in the community. All mental health services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision making. This approach to client wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team. It encompasses the principles of self
- determination and individualised treatment and care.

About the role:
The Koori Mental Health Liaison Officer (KMHLO) will work across the Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) Directorate of the MHD and will collaborate with leadership and staff in ongoing service development to achieve better outcomes for Aboriginal youth, their families and carers.

The KMHLO will focus on the children and Families of children upto age 12, the newly purpose built State-wide Child and Family Centre, The Under 12 Community teams and the Child Inpatient Unit. The KMHLO will support the delivery of clinical, cultural and spiritual healing journeys by ensuring that Aboriginal youth, their families and carers are receiving high quality and culturally safe mental health care.

A regular day will see you:

- Working the ICYMHS leadership group will assist in the development of culturally sensitive policies, practices and processes across the division
- Assist Aboriginal consumers and their carer/families to understand mental health treatment options and support them to make decisions about their care.
- Facilitating a partnership approach with Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations, promoting partnerships and relationship building in the planning and delivery of mental health care for Aboriginal young people
- Assisting with education and training to hospital staff and community.

About you:
Ideally, you’ll have:

- Commitment to the Austin Health Values: Our actions show we care, we bring out best, together we achieve and we shape the future.
- Experience with working effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander consumers and their families/carers and maintaining positive relationships with the local community.
- A sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture, society and kinship networks.
- Experience in, and a thorough understanding of, the cultural issues that may impact local Aboriginal communities accessing mental health services.

Our benefits:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. You’ll also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
$11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program

Mentoring and career development opportunities

Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Five weeks annual leave and monthly rostered days off

Indigenous Staff Network - join our staff network who meet monthly to connect and yarn

Cultural and ceremonial leave, and celebration of significant annual cultural events throughout the year

Opportunities to get involved in various working groups to support Austin Health’s vision for reconciliation, where all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples have access to just, equitable and culturally safe healthcare

Inclusion at Austin:
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