Health Promotion Officer - Multicultural Women - Bendigo

Job description

• Term: Fixed term 12 months.

Women’s Health Loddon Mallee is a women’s Health Promotion organisation based in Bendigo and working across the Loddon Mallee Region of Victoria. Women’s Health Loddon Mallee’s vision is equity in health and wellbeing for women of the Loddon Mallee region.
Our priorities are to advance gender equality, prevent violence against women, strengthen women’s mental health and wellbeing, and improve sexual and reproductive health in a changing society.
We are a for purpose Health Promotion charity run by women for women. Working within a feminist framework, WHLM addresses the cultural and structural causes of gender inequalities impacting the health and wellbeing of women in the region, through research, advocacy for systemic change, training, and capacity building.
About the role
The Health Promotion Officer - Multicultural Women supports the delivery of tailored programs and initiatives that work towards applying an intersectional approach to Health Promotion efforts, with a particular focus on migrant and refugee women. This position forms part of the Health Promotion team working across our priority areas: Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Equality and the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
This role will focus on building the capacity of local partners to meet the needs of migrant and refugee women in the area, across all WHLM’s priority areas. This will include contributing to the development, delivery and evaluation of Health Promotion activities in the context of WHLM’s vision and strategic plan.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A generous not-for-profit salary packaging program.
• The opportunity to make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing outcomes for women of the Loddon Mallee region.
• A flexible and supportive workplace.
• A workplace where our work is underpinned by our values of respect, courage and diversity.
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service.
• 12% superannuation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR A CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION
Please contact Belinda Buck (Strategy, Programs & Partnerships Manager) via using the subject line: Health Promotion Officer - Multicultural Women - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.
All applications must address the Key Selection Criteria to be considered for the position. Please attach a document to your application addressing the Key Selection Criteria.
Interviews for this role will be offered upon receipt of application.
All offers of employment will be made subject to satisfactory completion of employment checks, Working with Children Check, and a National Police Check.
Exemption EO H455/2019 – this position is open only to women and people whose gender identity is female. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, migrant and refugee women, LGBTIQA+ women and women with disabilities.
Supporting Materials

• Attachment icon

Applications for this role will take you to the employer's site.
Share job