AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Part TimePosition Classification: Health Education Officer GraduateRemuneration: $33.05 - $53.87 per hourHours Per Week: 32Requisition ID: REQ341025
This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identified position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification for this role and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW. Applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality in their application and will have the opportunity to expand on this further if successful at gaining an interview. For more information click here.
This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.
Do you want to help improve the health outcomes of our local Aboriginal community?
We are seeking applications from motivated, community minded people to join our Health Promotion team. This is an exciting new position, where you will have an opportunity to provide input into the development and delivery of health promotion initiatives tailored for our local Aboriginal community.
Where you'll be working
Central Coast Local Health District is the largest employer and healthcare provider on the Central Coast and are committed to growing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff working across the region to best support our community. We are committed to providing our staff with a happy, healthy and rewarding workplace. We encourage and support professional development and community engagement. With two acute hospitals, two sub-acute hospitals and eight community health centres we provide the most comprehensive medical service in the region.
As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.
What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of the position is to add value to the work of the Health Promotion Service (HPS) across all four priority areas: healthy eating/active living, prevention of harm from alcohol, tobacco control and falls prevention. It will ensure that HPS initiatives are effective, culturally safe and inclusive, delivered in a manner that is beneficial to and facilitates positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of the Central Coast. It will ensure strong linkages between the HPS, Nunyara and local Aboriginal organisations and communities, facilitating their involvement and engagement in health promotion programs. It will also provide additional cultural expertise within HPS and further enhance cultural capability and awareness of the service.
Stepping Up Website
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment process and addresses some of the challenges that can be experienced by applicants. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/help-me-apply/Pages/Home.aspx
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Justine Gowland on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Monday 19 September 2022 at 11:59 pm
If you experience difficulties submitting your application Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.
