Health Promotion Officer

Seymour Health is looking for a driven, health-minded person to join our team.

Health Promotion Officer – Smiles for Smiles

Permanent

Part Time, 0.2 FTE

About the Role

The Health Promotion Officer plays a key role in designing and delivering evidence-based health promotion initiatives that support the wellbeing of our community. You will plan, coordinate and evaluate programs aligned with organisational priorities, working closely with local partners and stakeholders.

The role focuses on primary prevention, including smoking/vaping cessation, mental health, healthy eating and active living, and gender equity. You will analyse local health data, support collaborative projects and contribute to innovative approaches that improve population health outcomes.

About You

You are a qualified and passionate health promotion professional with a tertiary qualification in health promotion, public health or a related health field. You have demonstrated experience in planning, implementing and evaluating primary prevention strategies and have successfully led projects and delivered education across a range of health promotion areas.

You bring strong skills in applying place-based approaches to primary prevention and have a sound understanding of population health planning. You are confident using data, research and community consultation to inform program design and decision-making.

You excel at building collaborative relationships and have proven experience working with a broad range of stakeholders, organisations and community groups. Your interpersonal skills are highly developed, including consultation, negotiation and conflict resolution, and you work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You are an engaging communicator with the ability to deliver high-quality presentations and prepare professional written reports and correspondence. You are organised, proactive and committed to improving community health outcomes through evidence-based practice. Experience working with marginalised or culturally diverse communities will be highly regarded.

You meet all mandatory employment requirements, including relevant screening checks and a current driver’s licence.

Seymour Health Offers

• A dynamic workplace
• Free onsite car parking
• Salary sacrifice/packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Immediate start option

Further Information

Download a copy of the position description and contact Kate Edwards, Acting Ambulatory Services Manager, on (03) 5735 8050 or via email at kate.edwards@seymourhealth.org.au

Employment Screening

All employment with Seymour Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Worker Screening Checks, which include: a Police Records Check and Statutory Declaration; Victorian Employee Working with Children Check; and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must comply with the Health Service's Vaccination requirements and Victorian Government and Department of Health immunisation directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated and provided evidence of vaccination for various diseases, such as Influenza.

Diversity and Inclusion

Applications are encouraged from women, people from LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, young people, older people, and regional Victorians from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.