• Full time or Part time (0.8 FTE), Temporary to December 2025
• Band 7, Starting salary $99,276 plus superannuation

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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive to Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.

With a growing population, Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities.

Our region is famous for its food and wine as well as having high quality education and health services. There is a wide range of housing options and excellent rail and road networks with Bendigo Airport having regular direct flights to Sydney. We provide over 65 important services to support our community which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The Role

Escape the Vape is an initiative aimed at improving health outcomes in Central Victoria by reducing vaping rates amongst children and young people. The initiative will work across Central Goldfields Shire, City of Greater Bendigo, Macedon Ranges Shire and Mount Alexander Shire.

In this role, you will lead this project across the four local government areas and with key health and community organisations. You will drive systems change and improve health outcomes by raising community awareness and education about the harms of vaping amongst young people.

You will the lead the planning, programming, delivery and reporting requirements of the project, develop relationships with key stakeholders and undertake evaluation.

This role is funded by State Government through to December 2025. The role is full time or part time (4 days a week) with flexibility on the days worked. Regular travel will be required for the role and you can be based at any of the four local government offices involved in the project.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Extensive knowledge of public health, health promotion, social planning and community development
• Understanding of population health approaches, including place based, systems thinking and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning,
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships which influence change management processes
• Knowledge of the local context for young people in Central Victoria
• Strong project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Experience in projects relating to health and wellbeing

If you have qualifications in public health, health promotion, community development or similar, we welcome your application.

A satisfactory Police Record Check and Employee Working with Children Check is required for this position.

Benefits

• Work on a valued and interesting project | Support our community
• Flexible work options including part time and hybrid options
• Learning and development opportunities | Generous leave provisions

Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Jo Connellan, Coordinator Community Connections on (03) 5434 6437.

To Apply

Please submit your submit a cover letter, your current CV/resume and statement addressing the key selection criteria by the closing date.