Employment at Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT

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The Organisation

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT Inc is a health promotion charity based in Canberra, Australia. SHFPACT's purpose is improved sexual and reproductive health for the Canberra Community, within a framework of human rights, social justice.

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT) is a leader in sexual and reproductive health workforce development, health promotion and clinical service delivery to reduce barriers to improved sexual and reproductive health.

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT identifies priority populations facing barriers to achieving improved sexual and reproductive health as:

* Young people
* Financially disadvantaged people
* Culturally and linguistically diverse people
* People with disabilities
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and
* Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer identifying people, and sex- and gender-diverse people


SHFPACT is a not-for-profit, non-government, membership-based organisation, and is a member of Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia<http://www.shfpa.org.au/> (SH&FPA) - a network of independent, state-based Family Planning Organisations - and the International Planned Parenthood Federation<http://www.ippf.org/> (IPPF).

SHFPACT aims to be an employer of choice and offers a family-friendly working environment with flexible working hours and generous employment conditions, including access to professional development opportunities for all staff. Conditions of employment and Salary Scales are governed by the SHFPACT Enterprise Agreement 2011-2013 (PDF: 1.3 MB)<http://www.shfpact.org.au/images/shfpactea1113.pdf>. SHFPACT is able to offer its employees attractive salary packaging options - more information will be supplied to successful applicants.

Information about SHFPACT's services, activities, aims and objectives can be found on our website www.shfpact.org.au<http://www.shfpact.org.au>.



The position



PaCE and Schools Disability Educator (25 hours per week - with the opportunity to build to a full time position)

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic team member to work as an educator in the PaCE and Schools Disability program.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, this position supports the delivery of a range of community education, health promotion and professional development training services delivered through the Professional and Community Education (PaCE) Program, and assists in ensuring the quality and consistency of organisational systems for professional development training programs provided by the organisation, including registration as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and other relevant accreditations.


This position also works as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a range of education, health promotion and professional development training services delivered through the Schools Disability Program in special education settings in the ACT, including individual and group education programs for primary and secondary students with disabilities in ACT Government schools, information and consultation support to teachers, Learning Support Assistants, parents and carers of students with disabilities, and professional development training services.



Please send an Expression of Interest and your current Curriculum Vitae to Melanie Greenhalgh on mgreenhalgh@shfpact.org.au<mailto:mgreenhalgh@shfpact.org.au>.



For more information please call Melanie Greenhalgh on 6247 3077 or email mgreenhalgh@shfpact.org.au<mailto:mgreenhalgh@shfpact.org.au>.