Requisition ID: REQ657819
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time
Hours per week: 32 (until 6 May 2027)
Position Classification: Health Education Officer (Graduate)
Remuneration: $74,326.00 – $118,754.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Location: Negotiable within Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Applications Close: Midnight on 7 July 2026
Are you passionate about creating healthier communities and making a real difference in regional NSW?
About the Opportunity
Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Health Promotion Officer to join our Population Health team. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your health promotion skills in a supportive, mission-driven environment, working across priority areas including tobacco control, healthy weight, and falls prevention in older people.
As a member of the Health Promotion team, you will plan, implement and evaluate projects from the Health Promotion Operational Plan, with a strong focus on health equity and the social determinants of health.
As the Health Promotion Officer, you will:
- Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion projects in the priority areas of tobacco control, healthy weight and falls prevention in older people
- Embed equity into all programs, with a focus on the social determinants of health
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practice and effective health promotion interventions
- Work within quality frameworks, maintaining accurate data entry into state-wide and local databases and reporting against KPIs
- Build and sustain effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including schools, early childhood services, community groups and local government
- Contribute to program reports and share lessons learnt from local project implementation
Travel across the district, including occasional overnight stays, to support program delivery
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To find out more, please review the Position Description.
About You
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Tertiary qualification relevant to health promotion
- Demonstrated abilities in contemporary health promotion practice in the Australian context, particularly in planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion projects in the priority areas of childhood overweight and obesity, tobacco control and falls prevention
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and partner successfully with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including community groups, local government, schools and private providers
- Well-developed time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including interpersonal communication skills and the ability to engage diverse stakeholders
- Ability to work cooperatively and productively in a remote team environment, including supporting other staff to develop effective health promotion skills
- Computer literacy including Word processing, Excel, email and effective use of the internet for research
- NSW Working with Children Check, National Police Check, and Vaccination Category B compliance
Current Australian Class C driver's licence and willingness to travel across the district, including occasional overnight stays
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Why Join MLHD?
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job — we offer the chance to make a real difference.
- Contribute to health promotion programs that directly improve the lives of communities across regional NSW
- Enjoy competitive pay aligned with your skills and experience
- Flexible work arrangements designed to support work-life balance
- Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing
- Take advantage of ongoing learning and career development opportunities
Benefit from comprehensive wellness programs including Employee Assistance Programs, Fitness Passport, and initiatives to support both physical and mental health
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Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities.
How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click apply now! Please contact Alison Nikitas via [email protected] if you have any questions about this role.
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
