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September 17, 2024

Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation

Tennant Creek

FULL TIME


Tackling Indigenous Smoking Team Support Officer (Identified Role) - Male

Location: Tennant Creek and the surrounding Barkly Region
Job Title: Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) Team Support Officer (Male)
Classification: Public Health
Salary: $61,005.00 - $65,562.00 per annum
Generous salary packaging: $15,899.94p/a
Professional development incentive: Allowance of $1,500p/a
Employment conditions: Full Time
Reports to: Public Health Executive Manager
Amazing further benefits including 6 weeks annual leave, free general dentistry and Remote Retention Allowance of $750!


AT
SI Identified: This position is open only to those who identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.



Exciting opportunity for a full time Tackling Indigenous (TIS) Male Support Officer in our Public Health Services Section, based in Tennant Creek.



Join this community-based organisation and make a genuine difference to our community!



Commence an exciting opportunity where you will be joining our Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) Team to contribute to closing the gap in Indigenous health outcomes by reducing tobacco smoking as the most significant risk factor for chronic disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within our Barkly Region. You will experience everything Anyinginyi Health has to offer and understand how our Public Health Services Sections provide such an important role in Anyinginyi Health drive to be a Provider of High Quality Holistic Primary Health Care services to the Aboriginal communities of the Barkly region in a Culturally responsive way!



You will be joining a friendly and professional team, where you will receive personal and professional development opportunities from an employer who wants to provide optimum working conditions!



About us

Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation (AHAC) is a multi-disciplinary organisation which provides primary health care services to the Aboriginal people of Tennant Creek and the surrounding Barkly region, dedicated to ‘Closing the Gap’ in Aboriginal health within remote Australia.

Anyinginyi Health consists of four different sections (Health Services, Business Services, Public Health Unit, and Piliyintinji-Ki Stronger Families) which allow them to have a holistic approach to health ensuring that clients' physical and emotional health and wellbeing is given the utmost priority.



Anyinginyi Health's
mission is to be a provider of high quality holistic primary health care services featuring prevention and treatment in the Barkly region in a culturally responsive way.



About the Tennant Creek Region

Year-round blue skies, stunning landscapes, and vibrant, diverse, and warm communities - that's life in the Northern Territory! Only a short flight from most Australian cities, Tennant Creek is not just a must-see destination renowned for its individual identity and rich cultural heritage but is a remarkable community to set up home in!


500km north of Alice Springs, Tennant Creek was once a rough and tumble droving and gold mining town but is now a modern town and one of the Territory's most populated areas. It is home to a major regional hospital, a university, schools, shops and a supermarket, accommodation, bars, clubs and restaurants, banking facilities, sporting clubs and an airport - everything you need to set up a relaxing new lifestyle! People from all walks of life find themselves calling Tennant Creek home.



About the Role

As part of a small team and through community consultation, you will help develop and promote supportive resources and activities that are aimed at reducing the rates of smoking in Aboriginal communities and promoting smoke-free spaces, specifically in the Barkly Region. You will take responsive, flexible, and preventative health approaches to enhance community understanding of the effects of tobacco on overall and long-term health outcomes.


More specifically, some of your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

  • Assist the Team Leader and other PH staff to deliver smoking prevention and cessation campaigns, information sessions, and community events that are in accordance with the relevant guidelines and policies
  • Help develop respectful relationships with Barkly Region communities
  • Uphold the vision, mission and priorities of the organisation as determined by the Board of Directors
  • Ensure all program materials are up to date, appropriate, relevant and engaging to the target audience
  • Undertake administrative duties in line with program and organisational expectations, as directed
  • Documenting and organising electronic client data records and registers
  • Contribute to a culturally safe working environment
  • Representing the TIS Program when collaborating with key stakeholders
  • Work within the limits of confidentiality and privacy
  • Travel to remote communities to deliver the TIS Program
  • Participate in staff training and development
Please refer to the Job Description attached for further detail.


About You

As this position is an Aboriginal Identified position to be successful in this role, you must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Descent.


Essential skills and experience
:

  • Willingness to undertake relevant training
  • Experience working Aboriginal Community health or welfare services
  • Ability to support the delivery of culturally responsive programs and services
  • Understanding and respect of traditional cultures, values and protocols
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective networks and relationships, particularly with diverse Aboriginal community groups
  • Good time management, able to complete tasks before due dates
  • Good communication skills, and ability to work with the TIS Team, and other teams across the organisation
  • Experience using Microsoft Office Applications, such as Word, Power Point, Outlook, and Excel
  • Able to create promotional and educational material such as posters
Desirable:
  • Experience and knowledge of the Tennant Creek and Barkly Region.
  • 4WD training.


Please note:

  • A National Police Clearance
  • Ochre Card (NT Working with Children's) card obtainment is a requirement prior to commencement in this role. Please refer to NT Safe for further information.
  • All employees of Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
If you meet the above criteria and you’re interested in contributing to an organisation where you can really make a difference in our local community, we want to hear from you!


Applications close 16 of August 2024



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