• Full Time Opportunity (or minimum 0.6 would be considered) + Fixed Term until 30 November 2025 (Special Project) + SACs Level 3 to 4 classification $73,795 - $91,586 pa depending on level of experience (Pro Rata Part Time) + 11.5% super + salary packaging benefits
• Based at Sunshine campus + Opportunity to Work From Home
• Lead healthy eating health promotion projects across Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham.

The Opportunity

The Health Promotion Team use a population-based preventative approach to address the risk factors and social determinants of health leading to the high burden of chronic disease in the local government areas (LGA’s) of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham, located in Melbourne’s west. We align our strategies that create a healthy, safe and inclusive community.

We aim to understand and address local priorities across a wide range of community settings. Where possible, projects are developed in consultation with the community partners.

This position makes a key contribution to the Healthy Eating priority set out in IPC Health’s Community Health – Health Promotion Plan and will be responsible for implementing the Vic Kids Eat Well Project, along with other local initiatives.

Day to day tasks include:

• Planning, implementation and evaluation of healthy eating projects.
• Development of and delivery of presentations and community resources.
• Development of other documentation such as briefs and agendas
• Engage and work closely with local stakeholders to achieve healthy eating outcomes

This opportunity is flexible to consider Part Time or Full Time with a minimumcommitment of 0.6FTE (3 days). The role is a Fixed Term (Special Project) opportunity until 30th November 2025 and is classified as a Social and Community Services Employee salaried at between Level 3 to Level 4 under the Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022, depending on level of experience.

You will make a difference by

• Overseeing the delivery of the Healthy Eating portfolio, working on the Achievement Program, Vic Kids Eat Well program and other local programs to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in the community
• You will deliver effective and sustainable health promotion projects with community partners that achieve healthy eating outcomes in the population.

To succeed you will need:

• Tertiary qualification in Health Promotion, Public Health or Nutrition.
• A strong understanding of health promotion theory
• A strong understanding of population healthy eating initiatives and nutrition
• Relevant experience working with diverse populations

Desirable:

• A strong understanding of and experience implementing the Victorian Kids Eat Well Program (VKEW)

We will offer you:

• Flexibility We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
• Learning and development Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
• Supportive Environment Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.
• Celebrate achievements Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth.
• Attractive Benefits Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free on-site car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

What next?

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Click Apply Now to visit our careers page, read the role’s Health Promotion Officer Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few questions.

To find out more about the role, please contact Kate Thomas, Community Care on 0408 565 424 or via [email protected] using the subject line: Health Promotion Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Our Story

We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.

At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities – so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email [email protected] with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.