Family Violence and Child Safe Program Coordinator

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• Make an impact on the planning, implementation, and reporting of activities in relation to key Austin Health priorities in the areas of Family Violence and Child Safety
• Fixed term, part time opportunity (24-32 hours per week) until 30 June 2025
• Heidelberg location, close to multiple public transport options

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. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

We are committed to providing leadership in preventing family violence and promoting the safety of children to create a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace and community. Our vision is to develop a consistent and coordinated “whole of health service” best practice approach for patients and staff who may be experiencing family violence.

The Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) Program of work relates to the implementation of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework and Information Sharing Schemes (FVISS and CISS). This program of work aims to increase the skills and confidence of staff, develop and share resources and build hospital capacity to better respond to family violence and child safety concerns.

About the role

The Family Violence and Child Safe Program Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementation, and reporting of activities in relation to key Austin Health priorities in the areas of Family Violence and Child Safety.

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll be an experienced allied health or nursing professional who has:

• Strong project management experience including development and delivery of projects of strategic priority
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care.
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously.
• The ability to develop and foster collaborative working arrangements, with high level interpersonal skills that promote team development, engagement, and a proven ability to relate to people at all levels within an organisation. 

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and 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

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to: Brit Gordon brit.gordon@austin.org.au or Caitlyn Green caitlyn.green3@austin.org.au.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 26 November 2024