Community Health Officer - BreastScreen ACT

Employment Type: Part Time, Permanent
Classification: Administrative Service Officer 3 (PN 70943)
Salary: $78,755 – $84,284 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: 1 Moore Street, Civic
Section: Cancer and Ambulatory Support
Closing Date: 27th March 2026
 

What can we offer you: 

About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated individual to join the BreastScreen ACT Team.

Under direct supervision of the Quality and Promotions Manager, The Community Health Officer coordinates and delivers health promotion programs through effective resource management, stakeholder engagement, data oversight, and administrative support. The role contributes to improved community health outcomes by ensuring programs are well planned, evidence informed and delivered efficiently.

The Quality and Promotions Team provide a key role in encouraging participation and engaging stakeholders to increase screening participation at BreastScreen ACT.

To be successful in the role you will need to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion activities, demonstrate strong organisational and coordination skills, build and maintain effective stakeholder engagement and communication, ensuring data accuracy and quality assurance, effectively communicate public health information to diverse audiences, recognise and respect cultural and societal differences in health practices and beliefs, and communicate with empathy and respect.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

To Apply: 

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. 

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together 
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jodie Kirkness at (02) 5124 1*** or at **************@act.gov.au. 

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