AddressBe a part of creating a brighter future for the children and adolescents we serve
We currently have 2.0 FTE Permanent Full-Time positions available, both based in Mill Street, Perth.
VCID No. 869526
About the Organisational Development team:
At the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) we know our culture and our people are key to providing exceptional services to the young patients and their families in our care.
The Organisational Development team play a vital role in fostering an engaged, high-performing and learning focused culture within our organisation. Key priorities include building the capability of individuals, leaders, and teams, ensuring workforce sustainability, shaping culture, and enhancing employee experience and engagement.
Our team is focused on continuing to grow and enhance the organisation’s ability to care for and provide services to WA’s young people and the broader community. We identify emerging trends and benchmarks in organisational effectiveness and the healthcare industry to ensure we are able to support our workforce to be ‘future fit’. We also collaborate with leaders to design and deliver programs and initiatives designed to build and enhance employee experience and capability, and fostering an engaging organisational culture.
Through reinforcing CAHS’ values and guiding principles, we seek to uphold CAHS’ commitment to its diverse staff and achieve our promise of being a workplace where our people feel valued, included, and supported.
Position Profile and Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in fostering a positive and adaptive work environment, ensuring that our organisation remains contemporary, resilient, and responsive to the current and emerging needs of our workforce and the children and families in our care.
Reporting to the Manager of Culture and Inclusion, you will have significant influence on steering and enabling workforce development and enhancement as well as organisational cultural change. You will formulate, design, and execute OD frameworks and initiatives, aligned to building high performing teams, leading culture enhancement, embedding change and ensuring a positive employee experience. A focus on enhancing employee performance, motivation, and engagement will be at the heart of all your work.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Applying critical thinking to complex organisational matters regarding employee engagement and workforce culture, to develop practical initiatives and plans to deliver outcomes.
- Developing and executing strategic workforce projects using strong project and stakeholder management principles to deliver outcomes that add value in line with CAHS’ strategic objectives
- Analysing team and leadership capabilities, identifying gaps, and implementing targeted programs to support teams on their high-performance journey.
- Facilitating meaningful organisational change in collaboration with HR Business Partners, leaders, and teams.
- Supporting major projects and ensuring effective delivery; with oversight from the Executive Sub-Committee for People and Performance.
- Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of OD initiatives, leveraging data for improvements.
- Managing external providers and associated service contracts.
If you have demonstrated experience in delivering organisational cultural change outcomes in a complex organisational environment, then we invite you to join our passionate team and contribute to the delivery of the highest standards of care for our young people and their families.
About CAHS:
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).
With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.
CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
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How to apply:
We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page or online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au. Your application should contain the following:
- A current resume which summarises your experience and how you can meet the position requirements.
- The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a confidential report (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).
- A statement addressing the Essential Selection Criteria, per the job description form, in no more than 2 pages.
For information relating to this position: please contact Evita Soldo, Director Organisational Development on email ***********@health.wa.gov.au or phone 0447 108 ***.
Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.
For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: ***************@health.wa.gov.au
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.
Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
Unfortunately, we cannot consider late, or email-based applications. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
