Health Promotion Officer - Early Years & School Years

What you will bring to the role

1. Relevant tertiary qualifications in health promotion, population/public health, education, community development, communication, marketing, child care and allied health discipline (eg exercise physiologist, physiotherapist and dietician) or other relevant field/areas.
2. Proven experience working in the NSW Healthy Children's Initiative, including, Munch and Move, Live Life Well and/or Go4Fun or similar programs targeting healthy eating and physical activity to reduce childhood obesity in the early years and school years settings.
3. High level project management skills including demonstrated ability to plan, implement, evaluate and disseminate a population health project and report on project outcomes.
4. Sound organisational and computer skills, and the capacity to successfully manage several tasks concurrently to meet tight deadlines.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
6. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a cross cultural context, and the ability to work with and engage young people and their families and other stakeholders.
7. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with minimal direction and as part of a team.
8. Current NSW Driver's licence. Under the Public Health Order, all NSW Health employees will now require COVID-19 vaccination. Please indicate your COVID-19 vaccination status at time of application and upload evidence against your application.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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For role related queries or questions contact Fiona Murphy on Fiona.Murphy1@health.nsw.gov.au