• Join Your Community Health and make a meaningful contribution to the health and wellbeing of people in northern Melbourne.
• Provide comprehensive Diabetes Education tailored to reach priority populations in our community.
• Part-time (0.4FTE) ongoing position.

About YourCH

At YourCH, we provide a wide range of services, including medical, dental, allied health, COVID response, social support, Aboriginal Health, and Trans and Gender Diverse healthcare. Our purpose-driven approach focuses on community development and addressing health inequalities.

About the Diabetes Educator

As the Diabetes Educator you'll work within a multi-discipinary Allied Health program to provide high quality and comprehensive Diabetes Education and support that is especially tailored to reaching priority population groups in our community.

Reporting to the Coordinator - Dietetics, Diabetes Education and Community Nursing, the Diabetes Educator is a part-time (0.4FTE) ongoing position.

Your passion and commitment will see you:

• Offer person-centred comprehensive care management and support with individuals and groups, on-site and in community settings.
• Apply a model of care that ensures that chronic disease self-management, contemporary health promotion, and wellness and reablement principles are applied through a social model of health.
• Build relationships to facilitate access to YourCH services for clients with diabetes, including with the broader Allied Health team, YourCH Programs (including Primary Care, Community Programs, Gender Affirming Care), acute setting partners and other agencies/services (e.g. Austin Diabetes Care-management and Assessment Service) .

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Post Graduate qualifications in Diabetes Education and evidence of credentialing as a Diabetes Educator.
• Current AHPRA Registration.
• At least 3 years clinical experience in providing well-developed effective diabetes education services.
• Demonstrated clinical skills providing diabetes education for a range of population groups.

As a YourCH employee in this role you must have:

• A Victorian Working with Children Check (employee).
• A Satisfactory Police Check (paid by YourCH).
• Proof of COVID-19 Immunisations (2 Initial doses and at least 1 Booster).
• NDIS Work Screening Clearance.

Check out the Position Description for all requirements and more information.

Why join YourCH?

We've fostered a supportive and diverse team culture at YourCH where you can bring your whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team that reflects the communities we serve and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation.

Our benefits and entitlements include:

• Training and development opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Attractive salary packaging (portion of salary tax free) and Generous leave options (Cultural Immersion, Gender Affirmation Leave, etc.)
• Being a Rainbow Tick Accredited Organisation committed to being a safe, affirming and inclusive place for clients, staff and volunteers from LGBTIQA+ communities.
• Access to Inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
• Being part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.

Submit your application today at the YourCH Careers Hub, via the Apply Now link. Applications for this role will be reviewed before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

If you have any queries contact Ju-Lin Lee (She/Her), Coordinator - Dietetics, Diabetes Education and Community Nursing, 03 8458 6739 and [email protected], using the subject line: Diabetes Educator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.

Ref code: 6381416.

Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the Cover Letter.