African Liaison/farrep Worker

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women cares for a diverse population. Our Multicultural Services team is focused on improving health equity for migrant and refugee patients who access our services.
- African Liaison & FARREP worker is responsible for providing culturally appropriate support and information to women and their families of African backgrounds, including those who have experienced female genital cutting (FGC).They also undertake health promotion activities in relation to FGC with the primary focus on building capacity of health professionals to provide appropriate care to those affected by FGC.
- Permanent part-time position (job share), 12 hours per week, Thursday and Friday.
- Based at Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg

**ABOUT YOU:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, e.g. Community Development, Social Sciences, Health, Education
- Experience in working with migrant and refugee communities and delivering cross-cultural training to health professionals
- Demonstrated understanding of African women's sexual and reproductive health issues including FGC
- Ability to work independently and in a multicultural team
- Demonstrated cross-cultural communication skills and self-motivation
- Experience in patient/client management systems is highly desirable

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women is a fully accredited Level 6 Public Specialist Teaching Hospital providing both public and private patient care through maternity services, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative services, gynaecology, women's health and associated health, support and diagnostic services. We are a major teaching hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases.
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**
- Natalija Nesvadba
- mobile 0419 305 019

Natalija Nesvadba

0419 305 019