Program Manager-Youth Community Teams

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 purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About thethe infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service - ICYMHS

Austin Health Mental Health Division (MHD) provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services in the Mental Health Division are located across Austin Health and the community.

All mental health services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision-making. This approach to client wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team.  It encompasses the principles of self- determination and individualised treatment and care.

The Infant Child and Youth Mealth Health directorate provides clinical and developmental  inpatient and community mental health services through the following service units:

• Child Inpatient  Psychiatry Unit
• Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
• Early Intervention Child and Family Residential Service- Booboop Narrkwarren Nagarra Jarra Noun
• Community  infant child and youth teams
• Outreach teams - Adolescent Intensive Mobile, Youth Early Psychosis and Youth Brief Intervention
• Specialist clinicians and teams

About the role

The Program manager Youth Community teams will provide strong and collaborative leadership supporting the service to improve and expand the community youth teams in the catchment as well as contribute to the service transformation. This currently incudes supporting  the implementation of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System’s recommendations, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act, and any other relevant projects.

A regular day will see you:

• manage the operations of the community youth teams within ICYMHS, working together with other program managers in ICYMHS and th wider mental health division
• Work with other managers and leaders on co-designing and implementing service improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the engagement of strong community partnerships within the sector
• Support the development of the  lived experience workforce employees

About you

Thrive in and environment of  Teamwork and Collaboration

Demonstated passion for working with young people, their carers and the wider system to provide strong recovery focussed care

Energised in developing a strong and experienced workforce, including careers pathways for all disciplines

• Relevant qualifications and experience
• Significant work experience in public mental health systems
• Excellent communication  and experience in change management

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 for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Four weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchased leave options 
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements 

Inclusion at Austin Health

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and 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 the hiring manager.