Outreach Worker

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 57903

**_The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Program (HMBH) within Monash Health has a rare and exciting opportunity for a Outreach Work with a Relevant Community Development Qualification to join our friendly and supportive team_**

Great opportunity for a passionate dedicated Outreach worker seeking to work in a creative and rewarding role in a supportive growth environment. Support pregnant women experiencing psychosocial complexity to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for themselves, their babies and families. Exciting outreach role across Cardinia, Greater Dandenong and Casey Local Government areas

**Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful**

**About Monash Health**

**Monash Health Community**

Helping people live their best lives.

As Monash Health in the Community, we actively engage with clients across the age spectrum to improve and maintain health, independence and well-being. We do this by coordinating and/or providing integrated, multidisciplinary care across multiple settings within the local community. Our aim is to help clients live their best lives by enabling them to access the support they need, when they need it.

**Our Journey**:
The HMHB team are an integral part of the Child and Family program within Monash Health Community.

The team is comprised of Social Workers, Community Development Workers and a Nurse/Midwife that are dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for pregnant women, their babies and families.

We are committed to providing women with high quality care, support, education and advocacy throughout their pregnancy and following birth, which embrace family centred, strengths based and evidence-based practice, within a Social Model of Health.

We are experienced, friendly and welcoming. You will be part of a flexible workforce and receive the personalised support you need to flourish in your career.

**A Day in the Life**:
As a Monash Health employee you will have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with clients, colleagues and other internal and external care providers, enabling you to deliver excellent care.

As a member of the team you are integral to the Monash Health Social Work service delivery and consistently demonstrate our core values. You will be part of a flexible workforce with personalised support.

You will provide a comprehensive range of care and services to pregnant women and their families experiencing complex vulnerability. Support is provided through an outreach model of care, supporting women within the hospital setting and the community including their homes, outpatient clinics, and other community venues.

You will provide excellent Psychosocial and risk assessment, assisting women to develop goals and access appropriate community supports to address risk factors and improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for themselves and their babies.

Work across a variety of clinical specialisms providing evidence based clinical Social work to women who are pregnant and until approximately 6-8 weeks post birth.

Deliver a high standard of written reports and documentation within agreed timelines.

Enjoy a fulfilling role working both independently and collaboratively with a fantastic group of people who are inclusive, passionate and share a vision to provide excellent, evidence-based care for our clients and their families.

**What You Bring**:

- Qualifications and relevant paediatric experience as a Community Development worker thats worked with women and families who provides a strong focus on client centred care
- A forward thinking approach to care - your ideas matter to us
- Adaptability and flexibility and a "Can do" attitude
- Dedication to safe best practice and quality care
- A dynamic Allied Health professional who is passionate about making a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of your clients
- Enthusiastic, compassionate and able to work collaboratively as part of a team
- High motivation to perform at your best every day, demonstrating excellent, assessment, communication and interpersonal skills

**What you need**:

- Relevant Community Development Qualification.
- Working With Children's
- Police Check
- Driving Licence
- Australian working rights
- Experience in providing clinical care in a Paediatric and Womens service and working with clients from Culturally and Linguistically diverse backgrounds

**In return we will provide**:

- A supportive and cohesive team within a larger multidisciplinary setting
- You will be part of the wider Child and Family Service, with access to all the benefits that offers: professional development, supervision, and broad and specialised clinical experience.
- Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the