Public Health Team Coordinator

Job Description

Work and help change the future for Aboriginal healthcare. We’re engaging with Aboriginal health issues. Competitive salary of $103,826 - $116,069 per annum + 11.5% Superannuation Your opportunity. Be part of something bigger. The Public Health Team Coordinator oversees the daily activities of the Public Health program’s community-based staff in Nhulunbuy, providing hands-on support and mentorship for Yolngu team members working across various outreach programs.This is a full-time, fixed term position until 30 June 2027 based in Nhulunbuy. Successful applicants will have access to a range of benefits, including: Competitive annual salary of $103,826 - $116,069 per annum 11.5% superannuation Ability to salary package up to $15,900 per annum plus a further $2,650 per annum on Meals and Entertainment Accommodation Included Plus More! About Miwatj Miwatj Health is an independent Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service. Established in 1992, we’re committed to securing quality health care services across the East Arnhem and enabling Yolŋu powered community health and wellbeing. Miwatj provides culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care to over 6,000 remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents across 3 East Arnhem wards. This role coordinates daily activities of Gove-based community staff through daily team meetings, ensuring community workers are supported to carry out activities in line with their program work plans, communicate any issues to program managers and work collaboratively to resolve them. Support community workers employed under a number of grant agreements, including the Rheumatic Fever Strategy (RFS) and Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) grant, to coordinate daily activities. Work in collaboration with and take direction from the Healthy Wäŋa Project Officer to implement activities under the Rheumatic Fever Strategy (RFS). Candidates must have post-secondary qualifications in a relevant discipline or significant experience in training and development of Aboriginal staff and will also have an understanding of and commitment to Aboriginal Community Control, self-determination, and the issues faced by Yolŋu people living in remote settings. Vaccination & Immunity Screening Miwatj Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all workers and users of its healthcare centres. In accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Guidelines, National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards, and other local policies, guidelines and procedures, we mandate that all staff abide by our Staff Vaccination and Immunity Screening Policy (to be supplied to all successful candidates). Please address your application in accordance with the attached Job Description and Essential Selection Criteria. For more information, please contact the Public Health Manager at Application close date: 23 February 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr