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Form of work Employment Status Casual
Program Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services
Location Multiple Locations
Hours Per Fortnight 0
Position Summary
Enhance your career at Victoria’s leading regional healthcare service provider
Gain satisfaction from the positive difference that our programs make
Enjoy a greater work/life balance and flexibility in this casual position
About the facility
Barwon health is the major regional healthcare provider for the Barwon South West region. It is Victoria’s largest regional health service with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,000 staff and more than 1000 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation.
About the role
Provide clerical, secretarial and receptionist services to the Barwon Health Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Services in order to enable teams to provide courteous, efficient and clinically effective care for people with major mental illness and/or drug and alcohol issues. There are Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Teams located throughout the Geelong Region at a number of locations and travel to each of these locations will be required as part of this role in order to provide administration cover. This position will cover leave for administration assistants based at the teams/programs within Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Services.
About the culture
Working at Barwon Health means you will be part of a team providing high quality healthcare services to our communities, with a wide range of opportunities in diverse areas including Acute, Mental Health, Aged Care, Administration and Support Services. Through expanding our commitment and capacity for clinical service research and teaching, we aim to attract and retain the best quality staff, as we continue to be one of Victoria’s leading providers of direct healthcare and training to the healthcare sector.
Barwon Health staff benefits
Flexible working arrangements
Professional development
Access to employee wellness facility
Salary packaging
Social club
Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
Diversity and Inclusion
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We also strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Completion of Year 12 schooling or equivalent
Essential: Post-secondary training at certificate or higher in Secretarial and/or Business studies or equivalent experience
Essential: Competence in the use of office equipment including photocopiers, facsimile machines, scanners, electronic switchboard and computers.
Desirable: Knowledge of databases including but not limited to The Care Manager, BOSS, RAPID, iPMs (training provided).
Desirable: Experience in an organisation delivering human services to disadvantaged or disabled people.
Contact Person Melinda Watt
Contact Person Job Title
Contact Number 0415 100 198
Alternate Contact Person Aisling McCarthy
Alternate Contact Number
Closing Date 05/06/2023
