Jobs Victoria is to create more than 50 jobs for women from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds to educate communities about coronavirus.
Part of the Working for Victoria initiative, the Agency is partnering with the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health and nine other women’s health organisations to create the jobs for migrant and refugee women to deliver the vital community service.
Minister for Employment, Jaala Pulford said employees would work directly with CALD communities across Victoria to help people access the latest public health information about COVID-19, and other women’s health information, in a range of languages.
“Roles will be based in metropolitan and regional Victoria and will involve both face-to-face and online platforms, including video conferencing and social media,” Ms Pulford said.
“The multilingual educators will be matched to each community based on the languages spoken and health needs of participants,” she said.
“Employees will complete a comprehensive accredited training program to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge to effectively engage migrant communities and provide accurate and up-to-date health messaging.”
Ms Pulford said the program would allow women to take active leadership roles in their local communities and give them employment opportunities.
