• Part-Time (0.8 FTE), Fixed-Term to February 2028
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging benefits
• Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Health Workers elevate the voices of young people, advocate for their needs, co-design and deliver programs, share information, and facilitate cultural safety.

A CALD Health Worker uses their cultural knowledge, language skills, lived experience and community connections to work with young people with whom they share a lived experience

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Building trusted relationships with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse young people in a custodial environment
• Providing cultural advocacy and brokerage within the care team to facilitate engagement with health and community supports
• Support young people to build and strengthen their connection to culture, identity, and community
• Participate in health promotion/prevention programs and activities including planning, promotion, implementation and evaluation

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave with 48/52 salary option
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Tertiary qualifications in health, social services, youth work, or a related field
• Demonstrable cultural bridging skills and experience in communicating complex ideas in culturally relevant and trauma-informed way
• Proficiency in a community language relevant to the Youth Justice cohort (e.g. Arabic, Dari, Pasifika languages, African languages such as Dinka, Somali, Amharic)
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job click "Apply Now".

Applications close at 10pm on the closing date.

If this role is a good fit for you, please don't hesitate with your application as we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Ali Shepherd at [email protected] using the subject line: Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Health Worker - Malmsbury enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.