Sexual Health Project Coordinator (Utopia, Kintore & Ampilatwatja)

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress; Kintore, Ankerrapw; Hybrid; AUD 146,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks annual leave

15 days personal leave per year

Professional development opportunities

Salary packaging options

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is seeking a Sexual Health Project Coordinator to support STI/BBV initiatives across Kintore, Utopia and Ampilatwatja. You will mentor staff, review programs, and help implement community screening and education activities.

The role requires RN or Aboriginal Health Practitioner credentials, leadership experience and strong data/reporting skills, with travel to remote communities. A full-time, maximum-term contract applies.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Aboriginal Health Practitioner with strong clinical skills in Aboriginal primary health care.
• Experience leading teams or managing health programs.
• Experience in planning, reporting, evaluation and CQI.
• Experience with electronic patient records (Communicare) and data extraction for reports.
• Strong written communication and policy development abilities.
• Recent clinical experience in rural/remote sexual health.
• Ability to develop networks with families, communities and health organisations.
• Willingness to travel to remote communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide program support and mentoring across communities.
• Review STI/BBV prevention and management initiatives.
• Support planning, education, and rollout of community screening programs.
• Assist with clinical record systems and reporting.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical nursing

CQI & project management

Data extraction & reporting

Written communication

Networking with communities

Remote health care experience

Travel readiness

Education

Registered Nurse

Aboriginal Health Practitioner

Tools

Communicare

Job description

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

• Base Salary: $146,464 - $152,431 (p.a.)
  Total Effective Package: $178,695 - $185,271 (p.a.)*
• Full Time, Maximum Term Contract until 30 June 2027

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).
• District allowance.
  

For more information on the position please contact:

Roisin Steward, Sexual Health Coordinator, on
M: 0437 826 265 | E: [e-mail]

*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and value their diverse perspectives, experiences and contributions.

Being a culturally responsive organisation, Aboriginal applicants that meet all essential criteria will be given priority consideration

Advertised until a suitable applicant is found. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.