Project Coordinator

Fixed term part time

0.6 FTE, 3 days per week

About Bass Coast Health

Bass Coast Health is the major public healthcare provider within the Bass Coast Shire in South Gippsland.  The service has provided quality service and care for residents of the Bass Coast Shire for over 100 years.  It is an integrated health service providing a range of acute, sub-acute, ancillary medical, aged and ambulatory care services.  The 58 bed hospital is fully equipped to offer a broad range of specialist medical, surgical and obstetric services including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, gynaecology, paediatrics, urology and rehabilitation.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced project coordinator to work toward long term embedded change in our family violence response system in Bass Coast.

Change for Sam Project Coordinator overview

Following the tragic death of Samantha Fraser in Cowes in 2018, community members and service providers came together to develop the Change for Sam Initiative aimed at increasing community awareness about gender-based violence and providing better support for women and children experiencing violence within our local community.

The Change for Sam Initiative is led by passionate community members and a collaborative group of agencies, local community service organisations and local businesses.

The Change for Sam Steering Committee successfully secured funding through the State Government from Family Safety Victoria to appoint the Change for Sam Project Coordinator to continue the work of the steering committee and the implementation of its action plan, in particular to ensure the integrated delivery of all relevant services both on Phillip Island and in the Bass Coast area.

We are seeking a Project Coordinator who can look at the local service system and it’s response to women and children experiencing family violence. We understand that there are areas of the service system that are disjointed or do not respond in a way that takes into account the varied experience, needs and complexities that each women who experiences family violence faces.

Bass Coast Health are the auspice of this Family Safety Victoria funded project

Requirements of the position are:

• Demonstrated experience in project or organisational management, and complex systems including reporting to a management/steering committee.
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining strategic relationships with a broad range of key stakeholders.
• Well-developed liaison, communication and presentations skills, including the ability to consult and negotiate with relevant agencies
• Capacity to use initiative, work independently and creatively as well as work as part of a team.
• Experience working in a community-based setting.
• Demonstrated high level written and communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of gender equity and the drivers of family violence.
• A relevant tertiary degree.
• A valid Police Check
   

DESIRABLE:  An understanding of the local response system for family violence

Please address any queries to Lisa Barham-Lomax and Operations Director Bass Coast Health– telephone 0427648862

For full position details, a position description and how to apply, please refer to the BCH website basscoasthealth.org.au or contact Human Resources via email hr@basscoasthealth.org.au 

Applications close on 9 August 2020

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