Health Promotion Officer

at  NSW Government

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Non Graduate/Graduate (Female Only)
Remuneration:$30.45 - $55.64 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ480605
Application Close: Sunday 28 April 2024

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The BreastScreen NSW South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Screening and Assessment Service is one of the nine Screening and Assessment Services (SASs) coordinated by BreastScreen NSW. This service is offered to women 40 years and over with promotion aimed toward those in the 50-74 year age-group with the aim of reducing breast cancer mortality.
The position Health Promotion Officer is primarily responsible for the development, planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of projects and health promotion activities. These activities are designed to complement or contribute to focus areas of the Health Promotion Department. Projects and activities are planned in consideration of the service’s Marketing and Recruitment Strategy and Annual Strategic Plan (under guidance from the Health Promotion Manager). The role is required to manage multiple projects/activities and focus populations simultaneously.
Under the direction of the Health Promotion Manager, the position will also lead a range of health promotion and department administrative tasks. These include but are not limited to mobile van coordination, event planning and management, development and management of key reports and department frameworks, and supporting staff training.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given to them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers.