Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Coordinating the daily activities of community-based Public Health staff.
• Supporting Community Workers to plan activities, capture data and report against program requirements.
• Mentoring and supporting Yolŋu staff to build their skills and confidence.
• Supporting staff to access training and apply their learning in the workplace.
• Working across programs including the Rheumatic Fever Strategy (RFS) and Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS).
• Building relationships with visiting services and external stakeholders.
• Coordinating team involvement in community events and activities.
• Supporting administration, ICT and WHS requirements.
• Undertaking data collection, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of Public Health activities.
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Successful applicants will have access to a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary of $114,554 - $128,062 per annum + 12% superannuation
• Ability to Salary Package up to $15,900pa plus a further $2,650pa on Meals and Entertainment
• 6 weeks of annual leave with 17.5% leave loading
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About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• A strong understanding of and commitment to Aboriginal Community Control and self-determination.
• An understanding of the issues experienced by Yolŋu people living in remote communities.
• Experience supervising or leading teams with competing priorities, ideally in a remote Aboriginal community.
• Relevant post-secondary qualifications or significant experience in the training and development of Aboriginal staff.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Computer literacy, including experience using Excel for data and reporting.
• The ability to drive a manual 4WD.
• The willingness and ability to undertake regular travel/FIFO to Milingimbi.
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Experience supporting and empowering an Aboriginal workforce in a remote setting, and the ability to speak an Aboriginal language from the Miwatj region and/or knowledge of traditional kinship systems, would be highly regarded.