Aboriginal Health Community Engagement Officer

Location : Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type : Full time, Part time

Organisation : Western Health

• Salary
• Salary not specified

Occupation : Analyst, Health and Allied Health

Reference : 50897

An exciting opportunity for an Aboriginal health community engagement professional to be a part of the Western Public Health Unit (WPHU) that supports and coordinates improved community engagement across all health protection and population health efforts across the eight local government areas in the WPHU catchment.

The successful applicant will have :

Please see the position description for the full list of selection criteria.

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals : Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as :

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.