Job description
- Ref code: 6653285
- Part time, 0.6 FTE, ongoing
- $43.08 – $46.35 per hour depending on experience + Super + Salary Packaging
- Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
- Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income
So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth’s 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.
Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.
About the role
The health promotion team works in alignment with cohealth’s vision, model, strategic plan and health priorities.
Our health promotion priorities support good health and prevent chronic disease and ill health by creating opportunities aligned with the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan, Community Health – Health Promotion Guidelines, and community needs.
The team works in hybrid ways, based in Footscray and may be required to work across site from time to time, or to change site as our work reaches across cohealth’s catchment.
Please refer to the Position Description for more information.
Your duties include:
- Program delivery inclusive of community consultation, research, planning, implementation, evaluation and leadership
- Assist in facilitation of programs, including but not limited to presentation, production and artist and participant support
- Assist in the documentation of programs, including but not limited to video and photographic documentation, social media
- Maintain evaluation data sets and assist in completing relevant reports and updates as required
What cohealth offers
- Exciting Parental leave benefits
- cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
- Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
- Salary packaging to suit you – tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
- Novated Leasing available
- Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
- We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)
Our ideal candidate
- Appropriate tertiary degree and at least 2 years of experience in community-centred arts or other relevant sector/profession
- Significant work experience in community development, community arts and culture
- Experience in art practice and knowledge about a range of art forms
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.
Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.
Application Process
Click on “Apply Now” to be directed to our careers page.
You need to upload both, your CV / resume and Cover Letter which addresses the key selection criteria.
We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Arkie Barton [email protected] using the subject line: Cultural Community Development Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.
