Tackling Indigenous Smoking Health Promotion Officer

Scout Talent; Katherine; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Six weeks annual leave

18% leave loading

12% superannuation

Professional development

Remote travel

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) in Katherine is seeking a Tackling Indigenous Smoking Health Promotion Officer. The role designs, delivers and evaluates activities that prevent smoking uptake, supports quitting and promotes smoke-free environments with culturally appropriate, evidence-informed resources.

You will work with schools, community events and regional partners to develop materials, social marketing campaigns and engagement strategies, plus monitor outcomes to demonstrate impact.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Aboriginal cultural values and commitment to the advancement and self-determination of Aboriginal communities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and deployment of health promotion activities in the Big Rivers region, including schools and community events.
• Develop and distribute health promotion resources such as lesson plans, animations, print materials, videos and social media content.
• Support social marketing campaigns to promote smoke-free environments and community champions.
• Ensure activities are evidence-based, culturally safe and regularly reviewed for CQI.
• Collaborate with partner organisations to reflect local language, culture and values.

Job description

Job No:KWHB243

Location:Katherine

Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation delivering primary health care and holistic health programs across a 162,000 km² region of remote Katherine West, Northern Territory. We take a whole-of-person approach to health and wellbeing — spiritual, cultural, emotional and family wellbeing included — and we're deeply committed to evidence-based, culturally appropriate care.

We're proud to prioritise the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, and we're building genuine career pathways for community members into clinical, leadership and support roles. Working with KWHB isn't just a job — it's a life-changing experience that will challenge your perceptions and broaden your understanding of remote Australia.

Katherine West Health Board(KWHB) is currently looking for a Tackling Indigenous Smoking Health Promotion Officer. This position is well suited to someone who has an understanding of Aboriginal cultural values and commitment to the advancement and self-determination of Aboriginal communities.

The Health Promotion Officer plays a central role in the design, delivery and evaluation of activities that prevent smoking uptake, supports quitting and promotes smoke-free environments. This position is responsible for developing innovative and engaging health promotion resources and activities that are culturally appropriate, evidence-informed and community driven. Delivery will occur through schools, community events, social marketing campaigns and other locally tailored engagement strategies.

The role works closely with the broader Health Promotion team, community members and partner organisations, to ensure health promotion activities reflect local language, culture and values. In addition, the officer will support monitoring and evaluation processes to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate the program’s impact.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Assist with the planning and implementation of community events in the Big Riversregion e.g. community festivals, school and community-based activities, World NoTobacco Day and NAIDOC week activities.
• Work alongside the regional partners to deliver culturally tailored and appropriatehealth promotion education and community engagement that aligns with the programdeliverables.
• Development and distribution of health promotion resources including lesson plans, animations, print materials, videos and social media content, in collaboration with community members and the Cultural and Health Literacy Resource Review group.
• Support the creation of social marketing campaigns that promote smoke-free community champions, ensuring messages reflect local language, culture and community values.
• Promote continuous quality improvement (CQI) by ensuring all activities areevidence-based, culturally safe, community-informed, and regularly reviewed throughCQI processes.

What you will receive:

In return, you'll receive an attractive remuneration package (negotiable based on your skills and experience) from $72,793 to $102,844 (A&G3-5), plus 12% superannuation and a range of benefits, including:

• Salary packaging opportunities.
• Six weeks annual leave plus 18% leave loading.
• A meaningful, purpose-driven role improving cancer outcomes for Aboriginal communities.
• Regular remote travel with a Katherine home base.
• A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment that values collaboration, learning and growth.
• Ongoing professional development, training and capacity-building opportunities.
• The chance to build lasting relationships and cultural connection that will shape your career and perspective.

Applications Close: 29 October 2026, limited tenure until 30 June 2027.

Applications will be assessed as they are received and this advertisement may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

This is an amazing opportunity to utilise your skills and passion tomake a genuine difference to some of the most remote communities in Australia.

Your New Home

The Big Rivers region (a 3 hour drive from Darwin) begins south of Kakadu National Park encompassing Pine Creek, then extends over 500km south to Kalkaringi and stretches across the width of the Territory between the Western Australia and Queensland borders. The region is significant in scale, covering over 360,000 square kilometres and accounting for an area greater than that covered by Germany. The region consists of a number of varied natural environments including vast rivers, tropical forests, rocky escarpments and savannah plains.

With eight national parks and reserves throughout the region, as well as five main river systems, this is a truly unique part of the world that many will never get to see. If you're looking for authentic cultural and historical attractions, as well as an outdoor lifestyle that showcases the natural wonders of the Australian outback, look no further.