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 Health Promotion Officer will be responsible for creating awareness and deliver education to community members to encourage positive behaviour change by planning, developing and delivering health promotion activities using a variety of resources and strategies. These programs and resources will be co-designed, locally relevant and culturally safe and responsive with the intention of increasing the adoption of health promoting behaviours and screening participation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

· Deliver cancer screening awareness campaigns

· Host holistic cancer screening events

· Develop cancer-specific health promotional materials

· Promote cancer awareness days, weeks, and months in the community

· Build partnerships with mainstream cancer services and organisations

· Improve patient management systems functionalities for cancer data recording and enhance continuous quality improvement activities

· 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

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

Experienced working independently under broad direction to plan activities and set priorities that achieve objectives and meet deadlines, often in a context of conflicting priorities.

Work towards reducing population health inequities and enhancing community well-being, through the planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-informed health promotion activities..

Create communication campaigns and promotional materials that encourage participation in cancer screenings

Qualification/s:
3 years of experience in visual design and/or graphic design Developing resources

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.