Support accessible cardiovascular risk screening and practical health education in community settings.
Location
Melbourne, Victoria
Arrangement
In person
Commitment
One 4–6 hour event monthly
Duration
Project-based
Level
Student / early career
Contribution track
Deliver programs
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Role mandate
Support accessible cardiovascular risk screening and practical health education in community settings.
Why this role exists now
Community members may not routinely access preventive checks. Pop-up clinics can create a low-barrier opportunity for screening, education and referral to primary care.
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Outcomes you would own
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A current, approved workplan for the Heart health contribution.
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Clear decisions, risks and dependencies recorded where the team can use them.
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A defined first milestone that passes HIF’s safety and readiness checks.
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Partner and participant learning translated into the next program decision.
Core responsibilities
Welcome participants and explain the voluntary screening process.
Support approved measurements and documentation within your training and scope.
Provide approved health education resources without diagnosing or prescribing.
Escalate abnormal results to the supervising registered clinician.
Contribute to debriefing, data quality and service improvement.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Heart health brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Build or test the first delivery-ready program component.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Current enrolment in, or qualification from, a relevant health discipline.
Clear communication and a respectful, non-judgemental approach.
Ability to follow protocols and remain within scope of competence.
Desirable, not required
Experience in community health, screening or health promotion.
Current first aid certification.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
Community and partner priorities remain visible in delivery decisions.
The work passes safety, supervision and readiness checks.
Learning produces a clear continue, change, pause or stop decision.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Cardiac Program Lead.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Role-specific induction and screening protocol training.
On-site supervision by an approved clinical lead.
Pre-event briefing, post-event debrief and wellbeing check-in.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
Current registration, qualifications, scope and professional standing verification.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to healthcare.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of one 4–6 hour event monthly.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.