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Coordinator, Psychosocial Inclusion
We're looking for an experienced Coordinator to fill this diverse role focused on driving strategic solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion. If this sounds like you or someone you know, keep reading!
The Role
The purpose of this role is to support the Senior Manager of Primary Mental Health & Wellbeing in driving strategic solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Western Queensland region. Advising and assisting the Senior Management Team (SMT), this role is key to ensuring that psychosocial inclusive practices are taken into account while planning and commissioning with WQPHN’s partners to achieve positive outcomes for diverse groups and people living with disabilities.
The role is responsible for the following key functions within WQPHN:
- Implementation of activities on cultural change, workforce diversity, equity & inclusion, and gender initiatives to build organisational capability and employee engagement.
- Design, develop and implement training programs that change culture, practice and values and help to foster inclusive workplace practices within WQPHN.
- Supporting WQPHN’s strategic approach to diversity and inclusion across the region.
- Assist in leading, coordinating, and implementing a range of inclusion and diversity programs by working collaboratively with key external stakeholders across the WQPHN region to educate and implement inclusive practices.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a regional Diversity and inclusion Strategy by actively participating in and supporting the implementation of initiatives and leading the region in achieving the actions and deliverables set out in the regional Diversity and inclusion Strategy.
- Build external relationships with key external stakeholders and where applicable, represent WQPHN on external specific inclusivity working groups.
- Translate relevant contractual requirements, legislation, protocols, and policies and implement them into practice to ensure WQPHN is meeting current statutory requirements. This includes assisting project leads with the implementation of social procurement commitments made during tenders.
- Assist the Performance & Contracts team in strengthening WQPHN’s social procurement response when commissioning services within the WQPHN region.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of diversity and inclusion initiatives, utilising data and metrics to measure impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Support the Primary Mental & Wellbeing team to gather and implement initiatives around diversity, disability, mental health and wellbeing based on community feedback and outcomes through stakeholder engagement such as meetings, workshops and other forms of consultation.
Our Commitment to Reconciliation
WQPHN is committed to undertaking all work within a culturally inclusive, sensitive and safe framework that supports Reconciliation. The WQPHN Reconciliation Action Plan shows our commitment and dedication to embedding reconciliation initiatives into our everyday work.
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged for all WQPHN positions.
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