Access to Community Coordinator

Newly created Project Coordinator position 0.6, Hawthorn
- Not for Profit with salary packaging benefits & work life balance
- Collaborative and highly supported team environment

**About Access Health and Community**

With a history of 150 years and caring at our centre, our mission and commitment is to build healthier lives within our communities and to deliver excellent health and community services for all. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 300 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a contribution to the wellbeing of the community every day through our work, making a difference every day to those that need it most.

**About the role**

An exciting new opportunity to join our thriving community health care organisation and work within a truly supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce.

We are now seeking an Access to Community Coordinator to coordinate our social prescription program. The Coordinator will work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator; and Volunteer Community Connectors to facilitate supportive connections with people under 65 that are experiencing isolation or loneliness. The Coordinator will perform intake, assessment and review of clients, and support their engagement in and exit from the program. They will support volunteers and clients to have successful relationships that lead to improved community connection within the areas of Boroondara, Yarra and Manningham.

The Coordinator will be actively involved in stakeholder engagement and evaluation of the program.

**What you will be doing**
- Negotiate referral pathways internally and externally to ensure people who meet eligibility criteria are identified and supported to access the program
- Promote the program via a variety of channels
- Screen for eligibility and undertake client assessments for the program
- An ability to work sensitively with people of diverse cultures, abilities, ages, sexualities and gender identities
- Assist in volunteer recruitment, induction and training
- Assist colleagues in matching volunteers to clients
- Lead evaluation of the program

**What you will bring**
- Key Selection Criteria_
- Tertiary qualifications in social work, or related discipline
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a community or social work role within a community organisation
- Proven experience empowering adults to improve health and wellbeing outcomes particularly within diverse and disadvantaged communities
- An understanding of mental health and trauma informed practice
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement with proven ability to strategically engage, negotiate and influence, others to achieve outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Effective time management and organisational skills

**Attributes**
- An ability to work sensitively with people of diverse cultures, abilities, ages, sexualities and gender identities
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement and health promotion principles
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Strong problem solving and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated behaviours consistent with Access Health and Community values

**Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits**

**The reasons why people love working at Access Health and Community**:
Not only will you benefit from a rewarding and challenging career; you will thrive in our collaborative and supportive culture where you will make a positive difference each day giving back to those that need it most.

**Enjoy the extensive Access Health and Community range of benefits that are on offer;**
- A truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce
- A culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- Employee Referral Program
- An authentic focus on staff wellbeing and health
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A commitment to ongoing professional Development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave Loading

**Access Health and Community have an authentic commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff**:
**_Wellbeing Connector Program _**

A network of 20 peer supporters called Wellbeing Connectors that are there to talk with their colleagues about mental health

**_Personal Resilience Plans_**

Every staff member at AccessHC have the opportunity to complete a Personal Resilience Plan with the support of their manager. These plans are a proactive approach to addressing and navigating workplace stress

**_Wellbeing Information Sessions_**

Access to recorded Wellbeing Sessions: staff have access to a number of recorded sessions facilitated by experts in the field addressing self-care, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout and dealing with difficult behaviours from clients

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