Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Graduate
Location: Lemongrove Campus
Remuneration: $36.04 - $57.58 per hour
Hours Per Week: 28.5
Requisition ID: REQ548190
Applications Close: 06/02/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

ABOUT US

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
NBMLHD’s Population Health Division is responsible for addressing primary and secondary disease prevention within the local community through Health Promotion, HIV and Related Programs Multicultural Health. Our work is delivered through individual service delivery, Population level health promotion programs and capacity building initiates to members of priority populations on priority issues.
An exciting opportunity is now available situated at our Lemongrove Campus for a Health Education Officer Graduate. This position on offer is Permanent Part time.
This position will see you contribute to the development, and lead the implementation, of projects to address local priorities and raise awareness of healthy lifestyles, disease and other health-related issues, in line with current Ministry of Health and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District policies, strategic frameworks and key performance indicators. You will assist in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of high quality, culturally safe health promotion programs, projects and strategies, utilising innovation and best practice principles in health promotion.
This role will engage with multiple services with competing priorities and demands to deliver health promotion programs and initiatives whilst ensuring health promotion messages are culturally appropriate to Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse people and communities spread over a large geographical area and focused on their
specific needs.
If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunities excite you, please apply now!

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field, such as health promotion, population health, or education and/or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and experience of health promotion theory and evidence-based application including needs analysis, project planning, implementation and evaluating health promotion initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to write high level and quality reports and other written communication for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work in partnership with community, government and non-government organisations to achieve outcomes in health promotion.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based community education projects, including experience in developing and facilitating group work.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team across multiple projects with the ability to apply effective interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills.
• Valid unrestricted drivers’ licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment.
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