• Join a welcoming Aboriginal Health Service offering fantastic training opportunities & career development!
• Attractive remuneration circa $65,628 - $92,721 plus super, 6 weeks annual leave, relocation assistance & more benefits!
• Full-time position

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About the Organisation

Established in 1998, the Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) is an Aboriginal Community Controlled organisation that provides a range of clinical, preventative and public health services to clients in the Katherine West Region of the Northern Territory. With 4 major health care centres and a range of satellite centres, they support an area roughly the size of Tasmania (162,000km²), helping to improve the health and wellbeing of some of the most remote communities in Australia.

 About the Opportunity

Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) is currently looking for a Health Promotions Officer to join their team in Katherine, NT. 

Under the guidance of the Health Programs Coordinator and the Health Promotions Coordinator, the Health Promotions Officer will help develop and deliver resources that promote positive health and wellbeing and increase health literacy throughout Katherine West communities.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Provision of support to all primary health care programs with health promotion material development and delivery that is consistent with KWHB health promotion strategy.
• Work alongside other KWHB staff in the delivery of health promotion materials through community events, health promotion activities and participation in quality improvement exercises.
• Work with program coordinators and the extended primary health care team within KWHB to implement health promotion activities as outlined in the health promotion plan.
• Support the development of health promotion resources within the KWHB Cultural Security Framework and according to the principles of best practice in health literacy.
• Provision of support to key stakeholders and maintain effective relationships that enable health promotion information to be disseminated effectively.

Please note: This role will involve regular travel, typically spending at least half of your time out in surrounding remote communities, staying overnight and travelling via 4WD, dirt roads and light aircraft as required.

About You

This is an entry level position. To be successful in this role you will need to be able to work autonomously, take direction well and have strong communication abilities. 

 Any relevant post-graduate qualifications would be an advantage.

Well-suited to someone adventurous, with a love for travel, you'll need to be resilient and flexible, comfortable handling the difficulties and potential environmental challenges that come with working in remote Australia. Any experience working in cross-cultural environments or remote health would be highly regarded, but not essential.

Proactive and able to work both autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, you'll need excellent analytical skills and be a confident problem solver. With a strong commitment to evidence-based practice, you'll understand how to conduct research and be able to apply your findings to continuous quality improvement activities.

 Finally, you will be genuinely passionate about achieving positive outcomes for your clients. Highly empathetic and culturally competent; you’ll have the strong interpersonal skills needed to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders and effectively communicate with a range of individuals, including people for whom English may be a second language.

Please note: You will need to have, or be willing to obtain, a current Driver's License, Working with Children Check, and Police Check. Plus, up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.

About the Benefits

This is an amazing opportunity to escape the daily grind of city work, and utilise your skills and passion to make a genuine difference to some of the most remote communities in Australia.

In return for your hard work and dedication, the successful candidates will enjoy an attractive remuneration $65,628 - $92,721  (negotiable based on your skills and experience) PLUS super and a range of benefits, including:

• Salary sacrificing.
• 6 weeks annual leave.
• Daily travel allowance when away from Katherine.
• Fantastic professional development & ongoing training.
• Flexible work and leave options.
• Relocation assistance.

You'll be welcomed into a supportive and family friendly team, with significant potential to advance your career with a well-established community organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, advance your career and enhance your cultural knowledge whilst making a positive difference.