Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services are innovative community-based services providing specialist care for people needing support with their mental wellbeing. Raphael Service provides specialised mental health support to parents and families during the perinatal period to empower parents to deal with challenges, build a healthy relationship with their baby and thrive as a family.

Mental Wellbeing Services provides clinical, community-based mental health treatment and support for people aged 16 and older. The services are based in the community, multidisciplinary and provided at a low or no cost to clients.

Your role at St John of God Social Outreach
We are seeking applications for a Manager Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services to join our team on a permanent full-time basis, in Geelong VIC.

You will support and maintain a framework for activity within Social Outreach services, which will include strategic development, service planning and delivery of community mental health services including General Counselling - young and adults, Group programs, Psychiatric support, Perinatal and infant mental health.

The Position

• Provides support to the Director Community Mental Health Services with respect to the formulation and implementation of service activity.
• Develops strategies and make recommendations on service planning and implementation of accessible early intervention and treatment services to the populations within the region.
• Develops collaborative relationships and partnerships with key stakeholder groups.
• Supports and maintains a framework for the identification, selection, prioritisation, implementation and evaluation of service activities.
• Provides operational input into the development of the Social Outreach Strategic Plan.
• Presents programs/information sessions including caregiver orientation and other identified/requested forums.
• Implements and monitors the service budget and associated reporting requirements, taking action to address identified gaps/issues.
• Provides daily operational leadership, guidance and line management for service caregivers.
• Manages external funding and reporting requirements.

Having previous experience in a similar leadership role, you will have the ability to lead strategic service planning and to manage the establishment and implementation of new services and have demonstrated significant depth of understanding and experience of working with communities to develop social capital.

To succeed you will possess a tertiary qualification relevant to the role, such as Mental Health Nursing, Social Work or Psychology and/or professional registration in a social, behavioural or health sciences field is essential to the role and have demonstrated understanding and experience in establishing and/or maintaining safe practice in community-based setting.

Above all, as manager of Mental Wellbeing and Raphael Serices VIC, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $154,196 to $171,339 plus 12% superannuation and salary packaging
• Permanent full-time basis, working 38 hours per week
• Location: Geelong, additional worksites at Ballarat & Bendigo available
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  • Novated leasing
  • work related expenses
  • self-education and
  • additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards & discount

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the position requirements as detailed above

For enquiries contact Naomi Boyd, Director Community Mental Health Services, on 08 61160472.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process. If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date

At St John of God Social Outreach, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.