Administration Officer

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1739

**Position Title**:Administration Officer, Prevention and Population Health
**Classification**:HS2 - HS21
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$33.78 - $37.35
**Hours per fortnight**:76
**Employment Status**:Maternity Leave Replacement Fixed Term (17/03/2025 - 16/03/2026)

**Closing date**:18/02/2025

The Prevention and Population Health Administrator provides efficient and effective administrative, event and communication support for the Prevention Population Health team across the Loddon Mallee Region. They will also work collaboratively with other PHU and Bendigo Health administrators and other staff to ensure a consistent, professional and coherent approach to systems, functions and administrative processes as needed.

The PPH Administrator will play a key role in the maintenance of effective team communication across the three sub-regional teams. Working in collaboration with LMPHU and Corporate & Community Affairs staff, the position will also provide administrational coordination and support for external and internal communications to build on the LMPHU brand as a trusted voice in our region.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Community and Public Health Services Division has a primary focus on improving the health outcomes of the communities in our region. With a range of local and regional programs supporting place-based health promotion, prevention, care and support, they work collaboratively with other Divisions and regional partnerships and networks to support quality outcomes. The Division has a strong leadership role in the Loddon Mallee Region and is committed to ensuring processes are in place to deliver on our Division.

The Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU) works to keep our regional community healthy, safe and well. We use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within the Loddon-Mallee region.

First established in 2020 to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19, LMPHU now has a wider range of responsibility for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and health threats. LMPHU works in partnership with primary, acute and community health services, state government agencies, local governments and local communities to promote health and wellbeing, and tackle inequalities in health, for all those living in the Loddon-Mallee region.

The LMPHU does not provide urgent medical care or treatment advice.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact **Shelly Lavery**on **0413 252 316**for a confidential discussion.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.