Tackling Indigenous Smoking Team Leader
Job No:
155858
Location:
Roebourne
- Are you passionate about delivering services to reduce and prevent chronic disease in remote communities?
- Attractive salary package of $98,000 including super with additional allowances and salary sacrificing!
- Work with a passionate, enthusiastic team affecting real change in disadvantaged communities.
About Mawarnkarra Health Service
Founded in 1985, Mawarnkarra Health Service has established itself as a strong, sustainable and recognised health service that builds healthier communities and positive change for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and those who call Roebourne home.
We currently have a vacancy for a Tackling Indigenous Smoking Team Leader to join our fantastic team in Roebourne, Western Australia.
This critical role will see you engaging with the Roebourne and surrounding communities and assisting them in raising awareness of tobacco control, healthy lifestyles and other health-related issues.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Why Mawarnkarra Health Service
In addition to a fantastic lifestyle on offer, think warm climate year-round and access to beautiful beaches and the incredible Pilbara region, this role has an attractive salary package of $94,791.00 (based on Single District allowance) consisting of:Base Salary $67,000.00, District Allowance of $3,055.00 for singles or $6,111.00 for families, Airfare (after 12 months continuous service) $824.00, and Housing Allowance $13,000.00.
You will also have access to salary sacrificing as well as Meals and Entertainment.
Mawarnkarra supports individual learning and development and works with its staff to develop individual plans to enable staff to maximise their potential and grow and develop in their roles and within the organisation.
What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Programs Manager at Mawarnkarra, you will be responsible for coordinating, implementing and evaluating the health promotion material for the Tackling Indigenous Smoking program. This crucial program is aimed to provide holistic, primary health care services to Aboriginal People of the West Pilbara region.
The core responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Develop, plan, implement and evaluates sustainable health promotion programs in response to community needs;
- Ensure health promotion programs are consistent with the needs of the local community;
- Prepare, implement, and document appropriate evaluation strategies to ensure evaluation is conducted for health promotion programs;
- Assist in building the capacity of the Tackling Indigenous Smoking team to undertake health promotion activities; and
- Collects, analyses, and disseminates qualitative and quantitative data to assist with the planning and evaluation of health promotion activities.
Our next superstar
With a passion for reducing smoking and other chronic diseases in the community, to succeed in this role, you will ideally have qualifications in health promotion, health services or similar or bring experience in a similar position. Certificate 3 or 4 in Community services will also be advantageous.
With strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, you will understand the importance of connecting with communities and understand that this takes time, patience and the ability to understand the other person's position. This multi-faceted position will require someone with strong time management and record-keeping skills, and the successful candidate will need to bring these to the role.
All successful candidates will need:
- Current driver's licence;
- Full Covid-19 vaccination;
- Current CPR certificate;
- Working with Children Card; and
- National Police Check.
All Mawarnkarra employees are required to undergo regular drug and alcohol testing.
Government of Western Australia Department of Health mandatory vaccination for workers in health care must be triple dose vaccinated.
If you are passionate about effecting real change, click Apply Now.