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Join us in making a positive impact on the health and well-being within the Aboriginal communities AWAHS serves.
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About AWAHS
Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) is the leading regional Aboriginal community-controlled, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to empowering and supporting Aboriginal people to achieve improved health and well-being.
AWAHS's vision is to foster healthy and flourishing Aboriginal communities across the Albury Wodonga region by increasing access to holistic care.
About the role:
Join a nationwide health promotion campaign to discourage Aboriginal people across the Albury Wodonga region from using any tobacco or vaping products.
This role involves delivering comprehensive and culturally appropriate smoking cessation support services and programs in the Albury Wodonga region.
You will undertake induction and other training specifically provided for the Federal Tackling Smoking program, helping Indigenous Australians and the broader Closing the Gap Partnership.
You will also be required to commit to a program of ongoing learning and development leading towards a qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
Key Responsibilities:
Applications must be received by 28th February 2025
Aboriginal Tackling Indigenous Smoking Worker
Albury, NSW · HealthcareTackling Indigenous Smoking Worker
- Newly created role as part of national program
- Full Time 18 month contract
- Opportunity to learn new skills through supported training
- Identified Aboriginal position
Join us in making a positive impact on the health and well-being within the Aboriginal communities AWAHS serves.
You need to provide
- Current Driver’s licence (P1 or above)
- Clear Police Check
- Working with Children’s Check
- Excellent Salary Packaging: We offer a very competitive salary package with the option for salary sacrifice to increase your take-home pay
- AWAHS culture: They care about their staff, teams and people, offering on-site massages, access to healthcare, and wellbeing checks and an environment that supports personal and professional growth
- High level of verbal and written communication skills to engage and deliver important information that will benefit the community
- Proficiency with ICT, using computers, Microsoft Office and using various Social Media platforms
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, fostering meaningful engagement and building rapport with individuals at all levels.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, particularly in setting priorities and meeting deadlines for health-related projects and initiatives.
- Knowledge and understanding of the harms associated with tobacco smoking and awareness of current prevention and cessation programs.
- This is a position for Identified Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander applicants
- Experience in interacting with Aboriginal communities and community leaders and ability to work alongside internal and external practitioners, health professionals and community organisations
- An understanding of the health, social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal people
About AWAHS
Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) is the leading regional Aboriginal community-controlled, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to empowering and supporting Aboriginal people to achieve improved health and well-being.
AWAHS's vision is to foster healthy and flourishing Aboriginal communities across the Albury Wodonga region by increasing access to holistic care.
About the role:
Join a nationwide health promotion campaign to discourage Aboriginal people across the Albury Wodonga region from using any tobacco or vaping products.
This role involves delivering comprehensive and culturally appropriate smoking cessation support services and programs in the Albury Wodonga region.
You will undertake induction and other training specifically provided for the Federal Tackling Smoking program, helping Indigenous Australians and the broader Closing the Gap Partnership.
You will also be required to commit to a program of ongoing learning and development leading towards a qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement culturally appropriate health promotion activities such as community forums, school visits, pop-up stalls, and supporting the creation of smoke-free homes and workplaces
- Share information about smoking cessation to increase community understanding of the dangers of smoking, the benefits of cessation, and the benefits of smoke-free environments
- Evaluate programs and workshop successes that encourage and promote smoking prevention, cessation, and awareness of the harms of smoking
- Develop networks in local Aboriginal communities to build community support for health promotion activities and ensure activities are tailored to the needs of Aboriginal people and communities
- Organise health promotion and community events to support anti-smoking and social marketing prevention campaigns (e.g., World No Tobacco Day, NAIDOC, other public events) Collect and report data to assist in the evaluation of the TIS program.
Applications must be received by 28th February 2025