Sexual Health Coordinator
Exciting role designed to support the reduction of STIs among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in North Queensland.
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Company: Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
Location: Cairns & Far North
Work type: Contract/Temp
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Phone: +61-3-2572-3859
Fax: +61-7-3502-3808
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Detail information about job Sexual Health Coordinator. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Indigenous Health Organisation, Cairns office
- Salary: $82,500 + superannuation
- Attractive health promotion charity salary packaging
- Temporary role contracted till 31st December 2019
QAIHC is a non-partisan peak organisation representing 28 Aboriginal and Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations (AICCHOs) across Queensland at both state and national level. Our members deliver comprehensive and culturally appropriate, world class primary health care services to their communities.
Role Overview
The Sexual Health Coordinator Role is funded by Queensland Health under their Making Tracks Indigenous Investment Strategy.
As part of this project, the Sexual Health Coordinator would assist with the coordination of sexual health service delivery across AICCHO’s within North Queensland and provide support and resources in developing and delivering Sexual Health programs at the local level.
The Sexual Health Coordinator will be a central role in a project designed to:
- Implement a coordinated response to ensure the reduction of STIs among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in North Queensland.
- Improve the knowledge and awareness of STIs and protective behaviours through the delivery of evidence based, culturally appropriate sexual health promotion.
- Improve access to and delivery of culturally secure STI services, including best practice STI testing and management.
- Improve the knowledge and skills of the workforce to provide culturally secure services and appropriate models of care for delivery of STI services
- Establish data collection and surveillance systems to enable the effective review of progress and improvement towards achieving the goals of the action plan.
Pre-requisite skills & experience
- High level knowledge of sexual health issues, treatment and prevention
- Qualifications in health promotion, public health, social science (with a health promotion major), health education or related field or relevant experience.
- Ability to build relationships and engage with a broad range of stakeholders.
- High level communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations and the issues facing them.
- Ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their leaders, respecting traditional culture, values and ways of doing business.
- A current drivers licence
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position
To apply, obtain an application pack or any query, please email - [email protected].
Please apply only via this method.
Applications are required by midnight on Sunday 29th July 2018