Health Promotion Officer

Overview

Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 to $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Be part of something new. This is a brand-new role at Melton City Council that has been created to support our growing community and evolving strategic priorities. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of the role, bring fresh ideas, and make a meaningful impact from day one.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council serves one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

We are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing. Our team shapes a vibrant, sustainable future for residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that supports your growth. We offer :

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

We currently have an exciting Health Promotion Officer position (reporting to the Team Leader, Community Health Promotion) within our Social Planning and Wellbeing team.

You will be a proactive and self-motivated person with demonstrated understanding of health promotion and social equity principles and the ability to apply your knowledge in a rapidly growing and changing city.

You will apply your stakeholder engagement, planning and evaluation skills on prevention-focused health and wellbeing priorities, as outlined in the Council and Wellbeing plan, such as :

In this role, you will build and maintain effective relationships across organisational and community stakeholders, and embed collaboration and inclusion applications such as systems thinking, social justice, equity, community engagement, co-design and intersectionality principles.

Key Responsibilities

To view the Position Description, click here.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following :

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be : "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are :

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council :

Benefits

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Rayna Berg, Acting Team Leader Community Health Promotion on 9747 5721.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

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