Mental Health & Wellbeing Locals Lead

- Full-Time, ongoing position

- Lead delivery of recovery-oriented mental health & wellbeing service across multiple sites

- Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging benefits

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live.

Named

Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Lead service delivery across cohealth Mental Health & Wellbeing Locals. Oversee multi-disciplinary teams delivering high-quality care, treatment, and support within local communities.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

- Lead daily operations across multiple sites to ensure safe, person-centred, and trauma-informed service delivery.
- Develop and strengthen constructive partnerships with the community, internal and external networks, and government representatives.
- Drive implementation of the Local service model,



ensuring integration between clinical, wellbeing, peer, and AOD streams.

What cohealth offers:

- Exciting Parental leave benefits
- cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
- Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well

- Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
- Novated Leasing available
- A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
- Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
- We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)





Our ideal candidate:

- Tertiary qualification in mental health, health management, social work, nursing, psychology, or related field.
- Strong understanding of lived experience principles, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and culturally safe practice
- Demonstrated experience in senior operational leadership (at least 5 years) across mental health, wellbeing, or community health services.
- Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex service systems across multiple sites.

Application Process To apply for this job, click on apply now and you will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. If this role is a valuable fit for you, please don't hesitate with your application as we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 27 October at 10:00pm.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Brett Murphy via email at [email protected].

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

📌 Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 Cohealth
📍 Melbourne