Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer

About the Shire of Halls Creek

Located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Shire of Halls Creek (Shire) is one of Australia’s iconic outback areas with a unique cultural and heritage environment.

The Shire covers 142,908 square kilometres of the Kimberley and is approximately 2,850 kilometres to the north east of Perth and 362 kilometres south of Kununurra. The Northern Territory forms the eastern boundary of the Shire with the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley to the north, the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley to the west and the Shire of East Pilbara to the south and west.

The remote communities of Balgo (Wirrimanu), Billiluna (Mindibungu), Mulan, Ringer Soak (Kundat Djaru), Warmun (Turkey Creek) and Yiyili are an integral part of the Shire with around 3,000 people residing outside of the Halls Creek town site. Throughout the Shire there are also a number of smaller communities.

The Shire is connected by 391 kilometres of sealed roads and 1,449 kilometres of unsealed roads requiring extensive maintenance work due to seasonal flooding.

Your role

The Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer is responsible for providing a service that empowers the. community to make choices that contribute to and influence outcomes promoting health and wellbeing. As part of a trans-disciplinary team approach to environmental health, contributes to strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of the Shire of Halls Creek Aboriginal Environmental Health Strategy and Community Environmental Health Action Plans and programs. The Aboriginal

Environmental Health Officer is responsible for the development of an effective environmental health promotion program aimed at increased acceptance and adoption of Healthy Living Practices.

General Employment Applications

General Employment Applications are welcome and will be kept on file, whereby suitable applicants may be contacted if a relevant opportunity arises.

Please note that where specific vacancies are advertised, those interested must apply using our standard application form and address the selection criteria.

Contact the Shire for further information regarding Position Descriptions.

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