Health Promotion Officer - Rheumatic Heart Disease

About the role

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (KAMS), the peak regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, is recruiting a Health Promotion Officer for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD). The position is based in Broome on a full-time fixed-term 6-month contract, with possible extension depending on funding. It works within the broader Kimberley RHD Prevention Team, alongside Environmental Health Services and with the KAMS RHD Coordinator, to reduce RHD rates through prevention and community engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Provide culturally safe health promotion, health literacy and training on RHD and ARF, including Strep A consequences, treatment and prevention
• Work with individuals, families and health services to improve adherence to secondary prophylaxis injections for people with ARF and RHD
• Support the uptake, implementation and review of RHD protocols and health promotion priorities
• Develop culturally relevant health promotion materials based on community needs
• Provide communications support, including developing and scheduling content for social and broadcast media
• Evaluate program activities, maintain data collection and report on delivery, outcomes and progress against objectives
• Travel regularly to remote communities and monitor and report against key performance indicators

Required profile

• Health promotion professional with strong program delivery and community engagement skills, and a commitment to confidentiality and culturally safe practice
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively, including in remote settings across the Kimberley
• Qualifications or experience in a health-related field, project management or community development
• Demonstrated experience planning, delivering and evaluating community-based health promotion programs
• Proven community engagement experience and strong understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health in the Kimberley
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Current C class WA driver's licence and willingness to travel frequently by light aircraft or 4WD; current police clearance or willingness to obtain one

What we offer

• Annual salary of $83,472 - $89,348 pro rata
• Accommodation allowance of $13,000 pro rata
• District allowance of $2,920 (single) or $5,840 (double) pro rata
• Electricity allowance of $1,440 pro rata
• Optional salary sacrifice up to $30,000 per annum