Senior Health Education Officer (Early Years - School Years)
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ549562 Requisition #
Position Classification: Senior Health Education Officer Graduate
Location: Lemongrove Campus
Remuneration: $114,173.00 - $123,335.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ549562
Applications Close: 12/02/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
NBMLHD’s Population Health Division is responsible for addressing primary and secondary disease prevention within the local community through Health Promotion, HIV and Related Programs Multicultural Health. Our work is delivered through individual service delivery, Population level health promotion programs and capacity building initiates to members of priority populations on priority issues.
An exciting Permanent Full time opportunity is now available for a Senior Health Education Officer to join the team located at our Lemongrove Campus, Penrith.
This position is accountable for:
- Developing, implementing, evaluating and reporting on health promotion programs and activities
- Meeting program targets and KPIs set by Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) and the NSW Ministry of Health’s Centre for Population Health
- Managing the day-to-day supervision of the program delivery staff.
If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunities excite you, please apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
What you will bring to the role
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field, such as health promotion, population health, education, allied health and/or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Demonstrated high level knowledge, understanding and experience addressing the social determinants of health and the overall health needs of populations
- Demonstrated experience in project and program planning and management, particularly in relation to coordinating and recruiting participants to community healthy lifestyle groups and programs.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, teamwork, negotiation, communication and motivational skills, which show a capacity to build achieving teams with a focus on high quality outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with community, government, non-government and business organisations to achieve outcomes in health promotion.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and lead people and work both independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills.
- Valid unrestricted drivers' licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment.
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
