Health Promotion and Prevention Officer G1 - Melbourne, Australia - Austin Health

Austin Health

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type:
Full time

Organisation:
Austin Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Community Services, Health and Allied Health, Other, Medical, Nursing, Aged Care

Reference: 48663

Full time fixed term until 30 June 202
Hybrid working environment
Base salary + salary packaging + super (prorata for part time)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.

We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the North Eastern
Public Health Unit (NEPHU)
NEPHU is one of nine public health units in Victoria: three in metropolitan Melbourne and six covering regional Victoria.

Together these units form a coordinated network, working in partnership with the Department of Health to deliver a comprehensive public health program for Victoria.

The NEPHU is led and coordinated by Austin Health with responsibility spanning approximately 1.81m people living in the northeast of metropolitan Melbourne.

We work collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of the NEPHU population through health promotion, prevention and protection activity.

We do this through evidence informed population and place-based responses to current and emerging health needs and emergencies.

In this way we contribute to a vision of active connected and safe communities for all - with healthy places, healthy people and a healthier tomorrow.

The NEPHU is proud of its diverse multidisciplinary team who provide a service across extended hours seven days per week.

About the role

The Health Promotion and Prevention Officer will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of priority health promotion, prevention and early intervention strategies and projects that positively impact health and wellbeing across the NEPHU catchment.

About you
To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

Tertiary qualification in any of the following or similar: Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion), Bachelor of Public Health Promotion, Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion, Bachelor of Health Science (Health Promotion)
Theoretical understanding of the health and/or social services sectors in Victoria and knowledge of the population health, promotion, prevention and early intervention landscape
Understanding of the social determinants of health, public health frameworks, plans and polices, and an ability to operationalise these into practice
Knowledge and understanding of contemporary frameworks and approaches to project and program management
Ability, with support, to develop, manage and deliver projects at all stages from conceptualisation through to design, implementation, evaluation

Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion at Austin
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