About us:

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About you: 

You have demonstrated experience and skills associated with developing, implementing, and evaluating health initiatives, particularly those related to alcohol and other drug use and knowledge of contemporary treatment approaches in the alcohol and other drugs field. You have high-level written and oral communication skills including, interpersonal liaison, consultation, negotiation, and report writing and can develop and deliver Health Promotion and Educational programs to promote positive Drug and Alcohol Harm minimisation focussing on self-determination, community empowerment and community participation.

Your opportunity: 

To work within a multidisciplinary Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Service (ATODS) team to ensure that the delivery of Consumer Care reflects the Principles of Primary Health Care and Harm Minimisation. Assisting and developing, implementing, evaluating, and reporting on initiatives aimed at reducing the harm associated with the use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug use on the Cassowary Coast. To provide coordinated delivery of prevention activities, education and training for community members, government, and non-government agencies across all age groups on the Cassowary Coast.

Your role: 

• The position of AO4 ATODS requires the incumbent to be indigenous and be accepted by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.
• In accordance with the Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework 2010 – 2033 all employees working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will be required to demonstrate cultural knowledge, skills, and behaviours relevant to their roles.
• Maintain the Needle and Syringe Program, provide services to NSP consumers, ordering and stocktake of supplies, oversee the NSP dispensing machine, stocking, collecting monies, banking.
• Work when required covering administration, answering phones, and attending to administration duties.
• Coordinate community awareness, education, and development of activities, particularly those related to reducing the harms from excessive alcohol and tobacco use.
• Person centred cultural support encompassing the values and beliefs of the individual participating in screening assessments, early identification and intervention, counselling, support health promotion and education and training programs.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )