WebAssistant
Part-time(4daysaweek),12-monthcontractwithpossibilityofextension.55Kbase-salary(prorata),plussuperandsalarypackaging.ReportingtotheSeniorDrupalDeveloperandDevOps
Engineer.
AboutMentalHealthFirstAidAustralia
Developedin2000byBettyKitchenerAMandProfessorTonyJorm,MentalHealthFirstAid
(MHFA)Australiaisanationalnot-for-profitorganisationfocusedonmentalhealthtrainingand
research.MHFAAustraliadevelops,evaluatesandprovidesavarietyoftrainingprogramsand
courses:
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Evidence-basedMHFAcourseswhichteachmentalhealthfirstaidstrategiestomembers
ofthepublic.
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InstructorTrainingCourseswhichtrainandaccreditsuitableindividualstodeliverthese
MHFAcoursestocommunitiesandworkplacesacrossAustralia.
SomeofthereasonswhytheteamlovecomingtoworkatMentalHealthFirstAid(MHFA)
Australiainclude:
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aninspiringfounderandasmallsupportiveteamstronglymotivatedanddrivento
achieveourmission
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anevidence-basedAustralianmadeinnovationthathasspreadtomore20countriesand
2millionpeopleworldwide
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amodernofficespaceenvironmentfilledwithnaturallightandviewsofPrincesPark,
closetopublictransportandshops
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generoussalarypackagingoptionsavailable
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regularwellbeingactivitiesincludingteamwalksandmindfulnesssessions
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flexibleworkingconditions
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opportunitiestocontributeanddevelopyourskillsandhelptheorganisationgrow
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Continuingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesincludingattendanceatface-to-face
events,workshops,onlinecourses.
TheMHFAWebDevelopmentTeam
TheWebDevelopmentTeamatMHFAAustraliaareaforwardthinkingandselforganisingteam,
workingwithJira,BitBucket,andKanbanboard.OurtoolsofchoicearemacOS,Rackspace,
Sendgrid,Mailchimp,ZendeskandGoogleApps,andabunchofcustominfrastructurecodeto
helpmanageourdevelopmentanddeployment.Wedoiterativedevelopmenttocontinuously
buildanddeploynewfeaturesandimprovements.Beingasmallteamweworkcloselywith
management,whereourDeputyCEOistheproductowner.
JobDescription
TheWebAssistantwillhelpfurtherdevelopandmaintaintheMHFAAustraliawebsitethrough
Drupal.Thispositionwillberesponsibleforcontentupdates,Drupallevel2supportand
ensuringoptimalusability.
TheWebAssistantpositionprovidesanopportunitytodeveloprelevantskillsinwebcontent
design,creation,editing,andDrupaldevelopmentusingsitebuildingtoolsandPHP,while
supportingthewebandmarketinggoalsofMHFA.Projectswillbedeterminedonanongoing
basisbythewebdevelopmentteambasedonexperienceandcurrentneeds.TheWebAssistant
willbeexpectedtodevelopnewskillsduringemployment.
Responsibilities
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Providingwebspecificlevel2supporttogeneraltechnicalsupportandMHFAAustralia
team
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Collaboratingwiththewebdevelopmentteamandtechnicalsupporttoprovide
expedient,high-qualityservice
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UndertakingwebsiteeditinganddesigntasksusingDrupal
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Testingnewfeaturesandusability
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Creatinguserdocumentationfornewandexistingprojects
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Creating,editinganduploadingvideos
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AssistingwithadditionaldutiesasassignedbytheSeniorDrupalDeveloper.
Essential
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ExperiencewebsiteeditinganddesignusingHTML,CSSandcontentmanagement
systems(additionallanguagesaplus).
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Understandingofbasicusabilityprinciples(usabilitytestingexperienceaplus)
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Highlydevelopedcomputerskills,includingWindowsandmacOScomputers,web
browsers,computernetwork,switchandrouters,VoIPphones.
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Well-developedinterpersonalandcommunicationskillsincludingtheabilitytointeract
effectivelywithawideclientbase,bothinternalandexternalandcontributetoan
effectiveteamenvironment.
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Demonstratedabilitytoworkcollaboratively,establishprioritiesandmeetcompeting
deadlines.
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AbilitytoworkinourParkvilleoffice,about3.1kmfromMelbourneCBD.
Desirable
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Oneofthefollowing:
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AdegreeinInformationTechnology,ComputerScience,orafieldrelatedtosoftware
development.
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Equivalentindustrialexperience.
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ExperiencewithDrupalandPHPwouldbeanadvantage.
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Aninterestinmentalhealth.
Applications
Whilearesumeisnicetohave,wewouldalsolikeyoutoprovideacoverletterexplaining
specificallywhyyouarerightforthisposition.
[email protected]:totheCEO.