Family and Community Resource Liaison Officer- Haematology and Oncology

Job Requisition ID: 4258
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
- Employment Type: Part Time Fixed Term
- Posting Date: 23 May 2025

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.

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**About Us**
At Monash Children’s Hospital, our Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC) is proud to provide expert care to around 30% of Victoria’s paediatric oncology and haematology patients. We deliver compassionate, comprehensive services across inpatient and outpatient settings, with a focus on improving the lives of children, adolescents, and their families.

As a founding partner of the Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service (PICS), we collaborate with The Royal Children’s Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to ensure that children across Victoria receive high-quality cancer care as close to home as possible.

**About the Role**
We’re seeking a passionate and proactive Family and Community Resource Liaison Officer to play a key role in supporting children, adolescents, and families receiving care at the CCC. You’ll work in close partnership with our Allied Health team, volunteers, and external community organisations to enhance the patient and family experience through recreational, social, and respite initiatives.

**This position is a Part Time (16 Hours per fortnight) Fixed term Contract**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Coordinate donations, visits, and community engagement activities with charity partners, volunteers, and philanthropic organisations
- Plan and facilitate non-clinical programs, including our Adolescent and Young Adult program
- Maintain recreational spaces and resources, ensuring a welcoming and safe environment for patients and families
- Provide on-the-ground support for recreational activities, playroom operations, and respite for families
- Foster positive relationships between families, clinical staff, and community stakeholders
- Support the wellbeing of families by being a key contact point and referring concerns to clinical staff as appropriate

**What**You’ll** Bring**
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with children, families, and a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience in program coordination, community liaison, or child/family support roles
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail in managing donations, activities, and schedules
- A compassionate, creative, and energetic approach to enhancing patient experiences
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- A commitment to child safety, privacy, and Monash Health’s values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence

**Why Join Us?**

Join a world-class paediatric hospital where your work truly makes a difference in the lives of children facing cancer and blood disorders. You'll be part of a dynamic and supportive environment that values both innovation and compassion. Here, professional development is encouraged, and meaningful engagement with the community is a key part of the culture. Your contributions will have a direct impact on improving the experience of patients and their families.

**_ Additional benefits include:_**
- Salary packaging
- Onsite subsidised staff parking
- Discounted banking (BankVic)
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs, including counselling, coaching, mental health training, and digital/financial wellbeing resources
- Access to onsite gym facilities and the Fitness Passport program
- Cost-effective corporate private health insurance through Medibank Private and HCF

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, **please call Lauren Haddad on 0417 913 230.**

**Position Description can be**found here**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

To learn more about our organisation visit **monashhealth.org**

**How to Apply**

**Applications close: 6th June 2025