Health Promotion Officer

Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. DPV Health has been awarded the Premier’s Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024.

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

That’s the DPV Health Way . For a full list of our benefits and more on great careers at DPV Health, please see our website .

Job Description

Greatness starts here

A key focus of the position will be to work within the northern growth corridor of Melbourne in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion initiatives. This role will develop, build and execute effective and sustainable programs that influence community behaviour and attitudes in relation to healthy eating and oral health.

Applying health promotion principles, you will be given flexibility to explore new methodologies, techniques and technologies to find and build sustainable programs that deliver high impact and community reach.

The Health Promotion Officer will be a driver and communicator of DPV Health programs and services through building new relationships and the establishment of internal and external networks.

Working as part of the Population Health team, and reporting to the Senior Health Promotion Coordinator for:

- Coordinate programs relating to healthy eating and oral health
- Project planning and reporting
- Stakeholder and relationship management

Desired Skills and Experience

Bring your great, everyday

To be successful in this role you will have a tertiary qualification in Health Promotion/Community Development, Public Health or another relevant field. You will also come with:

- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with health promotion program planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Highly developed written & verbal communication skills including ability to write reports, plans, and submissions and deliver presentations.
- Relevant knowledge or experience of project management
- Strong time management skills, supporting the ability to work both independently and in a team
- Experience and knowledge of MS Outlook, MS Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet Explorer.
- Passion and persistence to influence community behaviours, opinions and attitudes
- Experience and skills at developing, establishing and sustaining interpersonal and stakeholder relationships.
- Knowledge and or experience relating to healthy eating, oral health, physical activity and/or vaping related harm in a community health or other relevant setting.

The fine print

- Managers and Admin Award - Grade 3.
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) and possess up to date COVID vaccination status.
- Closing date for applications 29/09/2025.

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Laura-Jane Rosewall, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Laura-Jane on 0484 110 702 . We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don’t delay.

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

We recognise that everyone is unique, and that you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the recruitment and/or interview process to better enable you to shine, then please email us at peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to; alternate application methods, interview setup, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, interpreters or other access supports or specific interview availability times, and more.

To learn about the assistance, we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au

We will not be accepting applications from agencies for this position.

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