Community Outreach Officer

Flexible 4 Day week / 1 year contract / SCHADS Level 6.1 – $58.37 per hour 

• Are you an experienced community development or health promotion practitioner, experienced with working with refugee and migrant women? 
• Do you share our values of intersectional feminism, compassion and embedding lived experience in programs for social change? 
• Do you want to join a supportive and flexible team of professionals dedicated to preventing violence against women and gender diverse people, promoting mental health and wellbeing, advancing sexual and reproductive health, and building a more gender-equitable region? 

If so, this role may be for you. 

 Job title:  Community Outreach Officer 

Reporting to:  Community Outreach Lead  

Salary:   Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (Social and Community Services Employee) Level 6.1 – $58.37 per hour  

Term and hours:  Fixed Term: One year, Part Time  – 30.4 hours per week  

Liaises With: Community Outreach Assistant, Research and Evidence Lead, Intersectionality Gender Equality Lead, Prevention of Violence against Women Lead,  Sexual and Reproductive Health Lead and Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead, 

Direct Reports:  None 

Purpose of the position 

This role works closely with community and partners to design, implement and evaluate programs that address the intersectional gender barriers to women and gender diverse people’s health and wellbeing.  The role has a strong focus on engaging women from migrant and refugee communities in South East Melbourne.  It requires a strong understanding of intersectional gender transformational practice, health promotion and primary prevention strategies.    

Community Programs will focus on WHISE priority areas including Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Chronic disease prevention and Mental Wellbeing.    

Key Assessment Criteria 

Academic / trade qualifications 

Tertiary qualifications in health promotion, social work, community development, gender studies, international development or a related field.   

Work experience and skills 

• Demonstrated program management experience in designing, implementing and evaluating community-based health promotion and/or primary prevention programs, particularly with migrant and refugee communities.  
• Strong understanding and practical application of gender equality, health promotion, primary prevention, intersectionality, and the social determinants of health, and how they impact women’s health and wellbeing.  
• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to promote gender equality and women’s health.  
• Good written and verbal cross cultural communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to diverse audiences. This includes preparing reports and using Plain English, accessible visual communication, and culturally responsive approaches to engage diverse audiences when communicating key messages 
• An ability to build on your own lived experience and expertise to inform your practice with refugee and migrant communities. (Diverse lived experience is desirable in this role.) 
• Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to manage time independently, prioritise and manage competing demands with a high level of professionalism.  

Personal qualities and behavioural traits 

• An intersectional feminist ethos and commitment to social justice. 
• Approach to working in a way that is collegiate and collaborative. 
• Demonstrates initiative and a practical approach to achieving outcomes.  
• Reputation as an enabler and as a person who seeks to support the strengths in others. 
• Demonstrated adaptability and resilience in responding to community needs.  
• Demonstrated qualities in line with WHISE values. 

Requirements for the Role 

Persons in this role must have permission to work in Australia and be able to travel and work with communities across the South East of Melbourne. 

This role requires significant travel within the South East of Melbourne for delivery of programs. 

This role requires some out of normal hours of work including evenings to suit community availability.  

About Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) 

WHISE is one of 12 Women’s Health Services that since 1988 have been a key part of the Victorian preventative health infrastructure. These services are providers of gendered health promotion and primary prevention that collectively share a range of priorities. 

The Victorian Women’s Health Services: 

• Advocate for the wellbeing of all women and gender diverse people across Victoria 
• Promote good health and wellbeing to Victorian women and gender diverse people 
• Apply an expert intersectional gendered lens to health issues and systems to improve outcomes for women and gender diverse people. 
• Prevent the underlying causes of ill-health and harm in Victoria 

WHISE proudly works in the South East Region of Melbourne to create equity by learning, educating and advocating for all women. We create positive and productive relationships based on understanding and evidence with leaders, individuals, communities and organisations in our region. 

WHISE is an Incorporated Association in the State of Victoria (A0026387C) and a registered Charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission. WHISE has an equal opportunity exemption and applications for this role and as such this position is open to applicants who identify as women.  

As an intersectional feminist organisation, we recognise that diversity strengthens our work and our impact. We welcome applications from people with diverse identities, backgrounds and lived experiences, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ people, and others who have experienced systemic barriers to employment. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encourage applicants to let us know if they require any adjustments.

WHAT WE OFFER

 Our work is evidence based, and mission focused – we work to improve the lives of women and gender diverse people. We want our staff to feel that they are engaged with their role and that through their work they are part of a broader network of organisations and people, working to create gender equity for all.  

We offer: 

• A values-based, flexible, working from home environment.   
• Competitive remuneration – Level 6, Paypoint 1 under SCHADS award ($58.37 per hour) 
• Three gifted leave days  
• Access to Employer Assistance Program 
• A fantastic inclusive team 

For more information about WHISE head to our website https://whise.org.au/ . 

To apply, please upload your CV and cover letter addressing the key criteria to in the attached job description. Applications close 19th July.  

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact: Malavika Kadwadkar mkadwadkar@whise.org.au m: 0447896321