Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.

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This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.

We're excited to welcome an Environmental Health Cadet to the Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

The cadetship offers a chance to pursue a tertiary qualification in environmental health while simultaneously gaining practical experience and delivering routine-level technical services under the guidance of an environmental health officer.

The Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit consists of a diverse multidisciplinary team including medical, nursing, environmental health officers, epidemiology, data officers and administration. The Public Health Unit is engaged in various functions, encompassing communicable disease control, immunisation, surveillance, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop expertise, skills, and knowledge in line with experience levels to conduct routine environmental health services, assist in incident response, and contribute to projects and research under the supervision of an environmental health officer.
• Execute routine non-regulatory environmental health services under the general clinical practice supervision of an environmental health officer.
• Acquire the capability to utilise policies and procedures for enhanced practices under the supervision of an environmental health officer.
• Generate written and oral reports and presentations on various environmental health issues as needed.

Remuneration based pro rata on equivalent full time value up to $119,662 p.a., comprising salary rates: $39.92 - $52.89 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP2) (Fixed term temporary part time, 45.6 hrs p.f. up to 26/12/2027). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• SC696057-RD (PDF)
  
  Applicant Information (PDF)
  
  Applicant Information_Using AI in Recruitment (PDF)