• Enjoy a role where you will be an active part of a health care team who provide compassionate care to consumers with mental health and alcohol and other drug concerns
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
• Enhance your career with Victoria’s leading regional health care service

About the facility 

The Access Team are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. Clinicians provide assessment and treatment for people through the 24-7 mental health phone triage function, Emergency Mental Health Services (both in University Hospital Geelong Emergency Department and through the established PACER role) and community-based assessments. 

About the role 

As the Administrative Assistant, Access Team, you will provide clerical and secretarial services to the Access Team in order to support the service to provide courteous, efficient and clinically effective care for people with major mental illness and/or drug and alcohol issues. The position is 4 hours Saturday, Sunday and either Tuesday or Wednesday, 4 hour shifts (times negotiable).

About the culture

The Access team consists of dynamic and proactive multi-disciplinary team members. The team works with a diverse profile of people experiencing mental health difficulties. The team has a supportive, compassionate and "can-do" attitude. The Administration staff are pivotal in enhancing this supportive culture and as a result are highly regarded by the team.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan
• Our Commitment to Child Safety
• At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will 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.
• Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.
• At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.