• Job Description

  Req#: 253135
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Work-life balance with flexible practices & promotes team wellbeing.
  • Work in an environment where your own skills and knowledge will be valued.
  • Lower your taxable income & increase your take-home pay with meal entertainment.
  
  Contribute to enhancing Western Sydney's health by managing programs targeting population health priorities, from planning to sustainability.
  Employment Type: 1x Temporary part time (32 hours per week) and 1x Temporary full time (38 hours per week) up to 30/06/2025
  Position Classification: Health Education Officer Non-Graduate/ Health Education Officer Graduate
  Remuneration: $30.44 - $50.70 per hour + 11% superannuation
  Location: North Parramatta (Cumberland Hospital)
  Where you'll be working
  Western Sydney Local Health District includes 120 suburbs in the local government areas of Blacktown, Cumberland, Parramatta and The Hills Shire. Darug people are the traditional owners of the land. Our Aboriginal population of over 16,000 people is one of the largest urban Aboriginal populations in NSW. WSLHD is also home to vibrant, multicultural communities. We have a fast-growing population, from diverse economic and social backgrounds. Our approach to health promotion seeks to improve health and wellbeing at a population level across our District, rather than working with one individual at a time. We recognise the differences and diversity both across and within local government areas and therefore require tailored approaches to respond to their population health needs and address health inequities.
  About the Opportunity
  We are seeking two enthusiastic and passionate Health Promotion Officers, to plan and implement healthy eating and active living programs for older adults in Western Sydney.
  We are looking for someone who is engaging, driven and has an outgoing personality to bring fresh ideas and build strong partnerships to help program development and implementation. If you want to make a difference and are ready to bring your knowledge and skills in Health Promotion to WSLHD, then APPLY NOW!
  For more information about the work and strategic priorities of the WSLHD Health Promotion please visit www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/population-health.
  What you'll be doing
  The purpose of this positions is to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live in Western Sydney by contribute to a program of work in line with Western Sydney Local Health District and the Ministry of Health’s goals, principles, strategies and service agreement deliverables.
  The Health Promotion Officers will work primarily with the Healthy Ageing portfolio and will work with the team to deliver all stages of program planning, implementation, evaluation, reporting and sustainability of programs promoting healthy eating and active living in the older population.
  Positions may be extended beyond June 2025 if program funding is renewed.
  How to Apply
  To be considered for this position, please ensure you submit your resume and address the selection criteria listed below as thoroughly as possible, providing examples that demonstrate your ability:
  1. Relevant tertiary qualifications at graduate level or above in: population health, health promotion, public health, or other relevant areas.
  2. Project management skills including demonstrated ability to plan, implement, evaluate and disseminate a population health project report on the outcomes of a project.
  3. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain partnerships with community, government and business organisations and agencies, and facilitate collaborative action.
  4. High level written and oral communication skills; computer skills and negotiation and interpersonal skills.
  5. Demonstrated ability to analyse, understand and work with, and within, a range of systems, sectors and agencies to implement change.
  6. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a cross-cultural context, particularly with members of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse communities.
  7. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  8. Current Drivers Licence valid within Australia.
  Requisition ID: REQ491983
  Applications Close: 13th June 2024
  Interview Date Range: 17/06/24 – 21/06/24
  Contact Details: Kitty Kaur (WSLHD Healthy Ageing Coordinator) – (02) 9840 3603 | kitty.kaur@health.nsw.gov.au
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  People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
  Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
  Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government.

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