NSW Health partners with local councils, local health districts and other agencies who have knowledge and skills in environmental health to employ trainees.
Employing an Aboriginal trainee:
The good benefit is that you get to grow your own employee from scratch and potentially gain a permanent employee after the traineeship. Having a trainee also means you have to go back to basics when approaching tasks and teach the reasons behind why decisions are being made. It helps you to better communicate those decisions to not just the trainee, but also to the business owner, complainants, ratepayer, developer, consultant and offender. Ross Briggs, Manager Compliance Directorate - Planning and Compliance, Tamworth Regional Council.
The good benefit is that you get to grow your own employee from scratch and potentially gain a permanent employee after the traineeship. Having a trainee also means you have to go back to basics when approaching tasks and teach the reasons behind why decisions are being made. It helps you to better communicate those decisions to not just the trainee, but also to the business owner, complainants, ratepayer, developer, consultant and offender.
The whole Environmental Health team enjoys the experience of passing on the knowledge and skills we have developed over time. It is so rewarding as a supervisor to watch a trainee grow in confidence and gain new technical skills. Anna, Trainee Supervisor.
The whole Environmental Health team enjoys the experience of passing on the knowledge and skills we have developed over time. It is so rewarding as a supervisor to watch a trainee grow in confidence and gain new technical skills.
For a successful traineeship it is important that your organisation:
There are many benefits from our organisation hosting an Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer; our cultural awareness broadens, our relationship with local Aboriginal community groups is enhanced, we are supporting a student to gain a tertiary qualification and our consideration of Aboriginal Environmental Health issues is refreshed. Director of Public Health Unit with an Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer.
There are many benefits from our organisation hosting an Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer; our cultural awareness broadens, our relationship with local Aboriginal community groups is enhanced, we are supporting a student to gain a tertiary qualification and our consideration of Aboriginal Environmental Health issues is refreshed.
NSW Health provides support to traineeship partners by:
If you would like further information please contact the Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit team on (02) 9391 9790 or send your expression of interest:
