Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Outreach Population and Primary Health Care
Job title Aboriginal Health Promotion Officer Designation Administrative Officer 5
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 13/08/2027
Salary $90,946 - $95,468 Location Darwin
Position number 31695 RTF 352469 Closing 09/08/2026
Contact officer Toni Thomson on 08 8922 8723 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=352469
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Work collaboratively with Outreach team, service providers and community members to plan, implement and evaluate health
promotion programs to increase capacity of Aboriginal people living in remote communities to improve their health and well-
being.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Coordinate the planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based health promotion and community
development programs including the use of contemporary continuous quality improvement (CQI) tools and frameworks
in the development of health promotion programs within a multidisciplinary team environment.
2. Use community development principles work with community members/stakeholders to identify measurable health
promotion activities, events, goals and objectives based on their identified needs.
3. Provide education and training to Population & Primary Health Care staff around culturally appropriate resources for
delivery of health promotion to remote communities.
4. Work in collaboration with the Population & Primary Health Care workforce to support community based workers to
facilitate the planning, implementation and evaluation of Aboriginal Health promotion activities.
5. Provide strategic advice and contribute to the development and delivery of primary health care services, strategic health
promotion policies and workforce planning.
6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being
undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated knowledge of planning, implementing and evaluating of community-based health promotion and
community education programs and activities in remote Aboriginal communities
2. Experienced facilitation of group discussions, consultation and negotiation with Aboriginal people particularly in remote
communities pertaining to their health concerns and needs.
3. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in sharing health information to assist communities to clarify their own health
issues, prioritise health promotion activities, identify resources and build capacity for decision making action.
4. Knowledge and understanding of contemporary health promotion, Primary Health Care and community development
principles, theories and frameworks, with ability to build knowledge of the health and community workforce
5. Hold a current NT manual drivers licence or have the ability to readily obtain and have the ability to travel to remote
communities by 4WD or light aircraft for extended periods of time.
Desirable
1. Certificate IV or higher in Health Promotion, Population Primary Health Care
2. Certificate IV or higher in Workplace Training and Assessment
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant
criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
