Health Promotion Officer

• Temporary Full Time until 31 December 2025
• Band 6 Salary from $82,922 to $89,577 per annum, plus statutory superannuation

About the position:

The Health Promotion Officer’s role is to develop, deliver and evaluate activites which increase awareness of the harms of vaping, reduce exposure to vaping and vaping products, and increase community capability to address vaping among young people. The Health Promotion Officer will also undertake engagement with young people, and work closely with partner organisations to ensure a collective impact approach to project development.

Key Selection Criteria: 

• Graduate or post graduate qualifications in health promotion or other relevant public health discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in project management.
• Strong stakeholder and community engagement skills.
• Ability to effectively plan, manage and prioritise own work with minimum supervision.
• Well-developed written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues relevant to the position.
• Demonstrated ability to champion, model and promote the corporate values.

How to apply: 

To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application.  The closing date for this position Sunday 28 July 2024. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria listed above.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.  

Contact Details:

For further information on the position please contact Caroline Amirtharajah, Health and Wellbeing Planner, on 0437 513 559.   

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access.  We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.