Role details The Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator to join their team on a permanent basis. For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description. Your opportunity The Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator Program is a state-wide program that is closely integrated with the Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre. Multicultural Mental Health Coordinators are employed by local mental health services and respond to the needs of consumers from diverse cultural backgrounds at a local level. The role of Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator is to deliver high-level clinical services and leadership to achieve better health outcomes for clients from a multicultural background with a mental health disorder or substance use, and/or at risk of developing mental illness. About the Team Staff members of the Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team, work within a multi-disciplinary team framework to deliver high quality services safely and with a robust culture of continuing improvement. Staff work collaboratively with each other and with consumers, their families/carers and external service providers. The team comprises of several positions working in key areas such as: Court Liaison & Forensic Liaison Headspace Regional Adversity MH Coordinators: Co-Occurring Conditions, Multicultural & EdLinQ Suicide Prevention & Aftercare Digital Workforce Change Service Reform & Service Integration Mental Health Information Management MH ACT Delegate Peer Workforce About our Hospital and Health Service Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina. Some of our great benefits on offer Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements Flexible working arrangements A diverse work culture Career development Professional development opportunities Education opportunities, Study and Research Paid parental leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discounted Private Health Insurance Fitness Passport
