Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) is a national, community-based organisation which is led by and for women from migrant and refugee backgrounds. We advocate and educate to strengthen the health, wellbeing, safety, and leadership of migrant and refugee women in Australia.

MCWH works together with migrant and refugee women, community organisations, health practitioners, employers, communities, and governments to build and share knowledge, achieve equity, and improve health and wellbeing for migrant and refugee women.

The purpose of the Bilingual Health Educator is to support the implementation of MCWH’s national COVD-19 Vaccine Program, ‘Health in my Language’ and to conduct COVID-19 vaccination bilingual health education sessions with women and men in community settings.

In line with the exceptions and exemptions outlined in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, Section 28, MCWH actively seeks to employ women from immigrant and refugee backgrounds.

This role is a fixed-term, part-time role scheduled to end 15 December 2022. The applicant must be ready to commence work no later than 02 May 2022.

Key responsibilities

• Conducting COVID-19 vaccination health information sessions;
• To attend professional development and training program at the commencement of appointment, and on-the-job training;
• To attend ongoing professional training during the year;
• To conduct COVID-19 vaccination health education sessions with migrant and refugee communities in their preferred languages;
• To participate in planning and evaluation of workshop modules, health promotion, and training programs;
• To participate in the maintenance and development of educational resources;
• To prepare reports and collect evaluation data on work undertaken;
• To undertake publicity and promotional activities in a relevant community language; and
• Other duties consistent with this role and as directed by the Project Coordinator.

Selection criteria

Essential

• Fluency in English and either: Burmese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Karen, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Arabic, Dari, Dinka, Turkish or Vietnamese;
• Relevant qualifications and/or experience in community development, health, welfare, or social work;
• Demonstrated experience communicating and liaising with a wide range of organisations and individuals of varying backgrounds;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Willingness to travel across Victoria, including rural regions, to conduct education sessions;
• Ability to work independently as well as co-operatively;
• Proficient in using online digital platforms such as Zoom;
• Commitment to, and understanding of, immigrant and refugee women’s health from a feminist perspective; and
• Must be able to commence work by the 2 May at the latest.

Highly desirable

• Knowledge of women’s health issues;
• Willingness to engage with media about sensitive social health issues;
• Facilitation skills;
• Community engagement experience;
• Current driver’s licence.

Special requirements

• Some evening or weekend work may be required from time-to-time;
• The candidate must be able to work from home and a hybrid working from home/office arrangement may be possible/necessary;
• A satisfactory Police Check and Working with Children check may be required; and
• Up to date COVID-19 vaccination (unless a medical exemption applies).

A position description is attached.