Who We Are

Employed by our community, to work for our community: engaging, educating, and empowering individuals, families, and our community in their journey to self-determination.

MDAS has embarked on a commitment to become a leading Aboriginal organisation known for its ability to make a practical difference to client’s lives, families and our community.

This is underpinned by our LORE which is the foundation stone of who we are, what we do and why we do it.

Our organisation’s services, people and culture will be guided through strong leadership and engagement with community and MDAS teams.

Our Purpose

Healing, supporting, serving, and protecting our communities throughout the Mallee Region.

Healthy, resilient, and capable Aboriginal people and families who can be their very best selves and exercise true self determination.

Caring for, strengthening, empowering, motivating and guiding our Mob.

Your Role

The Cancer Support Officer will provide practical day-to-day support and assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people/families and community navigation the health and community support systems involved in and around the cancer journey. This will involve stakeholder mapping, establishing referral pathways to support services and liaison with medical and non-medical staff.

· Improve patient management system functionalities for cancer data recording and enhance continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities

· Build partnerships with mainstream cancer services and organisations

· Advising the community through the promotion of initiatives in regard to cancer prevention and screening days or months within the community

· Liaise with external health care providers and provide case management support to a multidisciplinary team (including medical and therapeutic staff) to ensure the delivery of culturally-appropriate transitions with high quality to ensure continuous quality improvement

Promote allied health services and effective risk management.

Key Selection Criteria

· Encourage positive behaviour change in community members by planning, developing, and delivering health promotion activities using a variety of resources and strategies

· Assist those client/s and their families with diagnostic testing and the arrangement of appointment/s

· Foster and maintain relationships with other agencies to benefit clients and the organization.

· Report through an escalation process, any concerns that may place a client or their family at unacceptable risk.

Qualification/s:
Registered Nurse or Aboriginal Health Practitioner and a current practicing certificate of registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Other Screening Requirements:
Valid Drivers License that allows you to drive in Australia.
Victorian Employee Working with Children Check card.
National Police Check.

Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and a resume.