•  Carlton, Melbourne VIC
• Indigenous & Multicultural Services (Community Services & Development)
• Full time ongoing position
• HS4: $83,944 + Super + Salary Packaging
• 5 weeks’ annual leave & Monthly Accrued Days Off
• This is an Aboriginal Identified Position

At Dental Health Service Victoria, we know our team is key to deliver better oral health for Victoria. Our team is open and collaborative with a focus on helping to make a real difference to people’s lives. You’ll thrive with a team around you of like-minded people, whilst you get your teeth stuck into diverse work. Sounds like a place you want to be?

About the role:

We are seeking a passionate individual to work in collaboration with Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) to improve the oral health outcomes for Aboriginal people in Victoria.

This is a full-time position co-located at both DHSV in Carlton and VACCHO in Collingwood. Both organisations are equal opportunity employers. Please note that this role is only open for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. This action constitutes a special measure under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development of DHSV’s Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Managing the relationship between with VACCHO and DHSV to encourage collaboration between the two organisations.
• Building and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisations, dental agencies and communities.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience in successfully working with Aboriginal communities.
• A sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture.
• Strong understanding of self-determination and community control within the context of Victorian Aboriginal communities and peoples.
• Experience in relationship building, collaborating, influencing and managing the expectations of key stakeholder groups

Why you should be a part of our team?

• You will be part of a committed and dynamic team working with external partners to enable technologies and associated services to assist in the prevention of oral disease and to promote better health through better oral health.
• Dental Health Services Victoria offers salary packaging benefits, onsite café, convenient car parking and easy access to transport links,
• Access to professional development opportunities and work / life balance.
• Fantastic Carlton location – great coffee and food right on your doorstep 

 To submit your application, please click Apply Now.

For further enquiries please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal Community Development Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To view the Position Description click HERE. 

We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform and achieve better health outcomes and therefore encourage applications from workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We are committed to increasing Indigenous employment and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. 

Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) is a public health service and requires employees to be vaccinated in accordance with policies published by the Department of Health and/or public health orders issued by the government. The government requires all healthcare workers (which includes all DHSV employees) to be vaccinated for COVID-19.