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Job reference: 825562
Location: 5015 - PORT ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Aboriginal Health Strategy - Port Adelaide
Salary: $83,273 - $92,614 p.a. - ASO5 - Ongoing Full-Time
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.
Located on Kaurna Country, NALHN has a strong commitment to the provision of accessible, effective and meaningful services to the Aboriginal communities, families and individuals from metropolitan, rural and remote areas. It also acknowledges the cultural determinants and particular complexities affecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and the need for a holistic and multi-faceted health approach to service design and delivery.
With a workforce of almost 6,000 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability. Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
About the Role:
The Aboriginal Community Development Coordinator supports strategic planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of action plans, projects and initiatives to promote consumer engagement; healthy lifestyles, early intervention and self-management of health care for the Aboriginal community within the NALHN catchment area.
In this role you will provide leadership in building and maintaining community networks; support implementation and delivery of consumer engagement strategies; provide community information and health education awareness; and plan, develop and support new and existing community events, to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers to focus on healthy lifestyles.
In accordance with Sections 30(1), 52(1) and 103 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 only applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 825562
825562 - Aboriginal Project Officer (Community Development Coordinator) - ASO5 - Job Pack.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
