See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.Population Health Analyst
Footscray, AustraliaReference: 6665171Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealthPart time/ Full time (Negotiable), fixed term role (~Mid Nov 2024- 31 st July 2025)$52.12 per hour + Super + Salary PackagingWork for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisationGenerous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable incomeSo why cohealth?cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role.About the roleThe Population Health Analyst is instrumental in ensuring cohealth's health promotion and inclusion initiatives are appropriately targeted to address health inequities. They will use their technical expertise to analyse and interpret quantitative data on the health of our community members and our clients, at a population level, and produce useful outputs (e.g., education content, dashboards) and visualisations to inform program and service responses.Collate, analyse and interpret quantitative data (from external and internal sources) on the health and wellbeing of the population across cohealth's catchment, as relevant to the organisation's health promotion priority areas.Establish and maintain a repository of population health data as relevant to the organisation's health promotion priority areas and other priorities as they emerge, to allow the provision of a proactive and responsive information service.Develop and maintain easy to use and interactive data visualisations / dashboards (e.g., annual profiles, factsheets, infographics) to demonstrate the knowledge held about our population's health and the impact of the Health Promotion program.What cohealth offers:Exciting parental leave benefits
cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous serviceEligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programsWe offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)Tertiary degree in public health, statistics, epidemiology or similar disciplineProof of qualification to be sightedAt least 3 years' experience extracting / manipulating / analysing raw data and turning this into intelligence, ideally in a healthcare / community planner role.Experience using statistical methods to inform needs assessments / understanding of population healthAll appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-employment declaration form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B (staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections) will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement (A) or within 12 weeks of commencement (B). This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.Application ProcessClick on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You need to submit
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your CV/ resume and Cover Letter which addresses the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. Only complete applications will be reviewed. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM.Find out more on why you should join us at cohealth.Learn about our supportive and rewarding environment.#J-18808-Ljbffr
