Multicultural Mental Health Prevention Coordinator, Queensland Health
Make a Difference in Multicultural Mental Health
Drive prevention, resilience, and early intervention for mental health support initiatives at a state-wide level.
Your new role
This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Queensland's culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. In this role, you will:
Develop, coordinate and evaluate prevention programs and projects that promote wellbeing and reduce stigma in CALD communities.
Partner with community groups and service providers to build mental health literacy and resilience across Queensland.
Deliver presentations and training to enhance the cultural capability of service providers and strengthen early intervention.
Apply strong project management skills to deliver evidence-based initiatives under the leadership of the Statewide Community Partnerships and Integration Leader.
About you
You are an experienced project professional with a passion for improving mental health outcomes in diverse communities. You bring cultural capability, creativity and collaboration to everything you do. To succeed in this role, you will have:
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with cultural sensitivity and inclusivity at the core.
Proven experience managing and delivering health or community-based projects with measurable outcomes.
Knowledge of contemporary mental health promotion and prevention strategies and policy frameworks.
The ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment and adapt to varied cultural contexts.
What we can offer you
We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role.
You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.
We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.
Values
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
We are better together.
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