Hepatitis NSW – Community Engagement Worker

Hepatitis NSW is hiring casual Hepatitis B Community Engagement Workers.

Hepatitis B significantly impacts Vietnamese people in Australia and can cause responsible liver damage if left unmanaged. The team works to provide access to comprehensive liver health testing, including hepatitis B testing, for free to multicultural communities across Sydney. Hepatitis NSW is a not-for-profit health charity that delivers programs that help to improve the health and wellbeing of communities affected by hepatitis B and C.

About the role

Hepatitis NSW is looking for some new additions to the Vietnamese hepatitis B team for upcoming events. The role involves engaging with community members, usually in language, and assisting them through our processes to complete liver health screening with the team. It is a key role within the program and our casual staff a valuable part of the team. This work will be on a casual basis with work only a few days availability required per month.

This role involves working with a large, vibrant, diverse, and fun team to deliver liver health screening to multicultural communities across Sydney. The casual staff team are an important part of the event and perform a number of roles on the day. This includes:

- Engaging with community members and encouraging them to come forward for liver health testing with us
- Helping community members with completion of a short survey
- Getting consent from community members for taking part in the testing event
- Helping with the planning and organisation of testing events

Requirements





- No previous experience or qualifications are required for this job.
- All tasks associated with the role will be taught as part of comprehensive, paid training that Hepatitis NSW will provide.
- Support and development will also be ongoing.
- The team are looking for candidates who are passionate about the health of their community, are comfortable engaging and working with community members, and want to be part of a hard-working team delivering health care.

Applicants must have strong language skills in both English and Vietnamese for this role. This role is currently only available to people who work within the Sydney metropolitan area. Applicants must be able to travel across Sydney. Travel will be paid for by Hepatitis NSW.

Hepatitis NSW has a number of additional roles within the organisation that may become available upon completion of training for this position. This includes working on the development of in-language resources, help with translation, community education, and attending events and festivals to promote liver health messages.

People with hepatitis B are strongly encouraged to apply.



Hepatitis NSW has a long and proud history of employing people with lived experience of hepatitis and has many opportunities for people living with hepatitis B including additional projects.

Level 3, 160 Clarence Street Sydney, NSW 2000

Tel: (+61) 02 8204 0700

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📌 Hepatitis NSW – Community Engagement Worker (New South Wales)
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📍 New South Wales