About the Opportunity
Are you eager to enhance your health promotion skills? Do you have a strong interest in tackling current and emerging health challenges? This role offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth.
Vaping in young people is a growing public health issue. We are seeking a dynamic, motivated, and passionate health promotion officer to join our team. You will contribute to implementing innovative community strategies to combat vaping and be involved in other projects to prevent chronic disease.
If you love engaging community stakeholders, understand issues faced by young people, and want to apply this through meaningful health promotion work, you should apply now!
What You'll be Doing
The role is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating programs related to smoking and vaping, healthy pregnancy and the first 2000 days of life, and chronic disease prevention. You will work as part of a team to deliver interventions across SWSLHD.
The purpose of this position is to improve the health of people living in south western Sydney by contributing to Health Promotion programs of work in line with South Western Sydney Local Health District and the Ministry of Health’s goals, principles, and strategies.
The Health Promotion Officer will primarily work in the Health & Wellbeing stream and contribute to evidence-based and/or innovative programs of work for population health priorities. The Health Promotion Officer may also work on projects from the Early Years & Ageing stream as required.
The HPO will primarily be responsible for working with the team to:
- deliver all stages of planning, implementation, evaluation, reporting and sustainability of preventative health programs for priority populations.
- support clinical and primary care multi-risk factor assessment and referral to preventative health programs.
- deliver tobacco and vaping-related programs.
Where You'll Be Working
South west Sydney is a great place for people of all ages to live and thrive. The area is rapidly growing with major shopping centres, entertainment venues and the development of Sydney's new airport located within minutes of new housing estates. The district has bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas of rural heritage, offering adventure and relaxation at your fingertips.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We don't just accept differences; we honour and support them. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and people with disabilities to apply.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.
- Tertiary qualifications in health or related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in health promotion planning, implementation, evaluation and dissemination particularly relating to healthy eating, active living and/or tobacco and e-cigarette control.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of current health promotion theory and evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of issues that may impact service delivery in priority populations including social disadvantage, Aboriginal and CALD communities.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain partnerships with other staff and government, non-government and community organisations.
- Effective organisational, problem solving and team skills including the ability to work on a variety of projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills, including skills in use of common computer packages preferably Microsoft Office, MS Outlook, social media and some desktop publishing skills.
- Must possess a valid Australian Drivers Licence (excluding learner driver's licences). If not already in possession, a NSW Drivers Licence must be obtained within 3 months of appointment.
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Additional Information
Stepping Up - Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on [email protected]
Workplace Giving Program
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with adisability and people from theLGBTQI+community to apply.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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