CAAC – Sexual Health Project Coordinator

ASHM International; Sydney, Kintore; Hybrid; AUD 138,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Relocation assistance (where available

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress seeks a Sexual Health Project Coordinator for Utopia, Kintore and Ampilatwatja communities to support STI/BBV prevention programs and contribute to continuous quality improvement.

Based in the Northern Territory, the role provides mentoring, education and program review across communities, with a focus on planning and rollout of community screening and education initiatives. This is a maximum-term contract until 30 June 2027.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Aboriginal Health Practitioner with strong clinical skills in Aboriginal primary health care.
• Experience leading teams and managing health programs.
• Skills in planning, reporting, evaluation and monitoring of health programs.

Responsibilities

• Support and review STI/BBV prevention programs across communities.
• Mentor and educate staff; assist with clinical records and reporting.
• Plan and roll out community screening and education initiatives; support program review using CQI.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Aboriginal Health Practitioner

Team Leadership

CQI / Quality Improvement

Project Management

Clinical Documentation

Tools

Communicare

Job description

From 1 September 2026, the prescriber accreditation requirement for hepatitis B medicines under the PBS Section 100 (s100) Highly Specialised Drugs Program will be removed. As a result, all medical and authorised nurse practitioners will be able to prescribe hepatitis B antiviral treatment without additional specialist accreditation. ASHM is currently updating its website, education and resources to reflect this change.

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC) is hiring a Sexual Health Project Coordinator (Utopia, Kintore & Ampilatwatja).

Base Salary: $138,060 – $141,609 (p.a.)
Total Effective Package: $167,431 – $189,491 (p.a.)*
Full Time: Maximum Term Contract until 30 June 2027
*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.

Join an award-winning team delivering an innovative, community-led program with the Northern Territory’s largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

About the role

The Sexual Health Project Coordinator (Utopia, Kintore & Ampilatwatja) focuses on program support and review sexually transmitted infection and blood borne virus (STI/BBV) prevention and management programs at Kintore, Utopia and Ampilatwatja communities. This position will sit within Congress, and will work collaboratively with each community using the continuous quality improvement cycle to review plan and implement STIBBV program initiatives. The role provides support and mentoring to existing staff in communities and works collaboratively to provide education, mentoring, program review, support with clinical record systems and assistance with planning and rollout of community screening and education programs.

To be considered for this position, you will need to meet the following essential requirements:

• Registered Nurse or Aboriginal Health Practitioner with highly developed clinical skills, knowledge and experience, particularly in Aboriginal primary health care
• Team Leading or management experience in a health setting
• Knowledge and experience in organisational planning, reporting, evaluation and/or monitoring of health programs and services, including strong strategic and analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Experience of managing organisational change and using continuous quality improvement principles, project management methods, CQI tools and system change to implement best practice management for health care delivery
• Previous experience in using electronic patient information record systems, (particularly Communicare), data extraction and manipulation for the production of accurate reports.
• Proven, strong administrative, organisational and written communication skills, including meeting administration, development of policies & procedures and the ability to write clearly, simply and incorporate ideas from Aboriginal culture and politics
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience working in rural/remote health care setting with a particular focus on sexual health in remote communities
• Experience in developing and maintaining effective networks, alliances and relationships with families, individuals, communities and health sector organisations
• Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations.

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress not only offers rewarding career options, but a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of a bigger picture.
  Competitive salaries.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master’s programs and study placements.
• Six weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• Flexible conditions such as flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Generous salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
• Access to the Congress health services for you and your immediate family at no cost.
• Relocation assistance (where applicable).

For more information on the position please contact:
Roisin Steward, Sexual Health Coordinator
M:0437 826 265 | E:[e-mail]

Level 3, 160 Clarence Street Sydney, NSW 2000

Tel: [phone]

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