Health Promotion Officer

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Permanent position
• Full time (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADOs)
• Health Promotion Officer Grade 1 Year 1-5 (MI44-MI48)
• Located at Caulfield Hospital
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

The Caulfield Community Health (CCH) provides a range of clinical and health promotion services for people of all ages who live, work or study within the local community. These multi-disciplinary services are provided in the centre, community, home or via Telehealth. CCH operates from the Caulfield Hospital site.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Promotion Officer to join our team and contribute to the development of best practice integrated health promotion accorss the community.

You will be familiar with contemporary health promotion theory and practice, including complex systems and place-based approaches to drive several health promotion projects and activities across a range of priority settings within CCH.

This role will work closely with the Health Promotion Coordinator to implement and evaluate various health promotion strategies. This position will contribute to organisational capacity building for health promotion and may be require active representation of CCH on a range of internal and external networks.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Tertiary qualification in Health Promotion
  • Batchelor of Science (Health Promotion), Batchelor of Public Health Promotion, Batchelor of Public Health and Health Promotion, Batchelor of Health Science (Health Promotion), any other undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in health promotion, or any other undergraduate or postgraduate qualification relevant to the field of Health Promotion)
• Experience in the planning, implementation and evaluation evidence-based health promotion activities.
• Meet individual and team KPI’s and targets in order to meet funding requirements.
• Ability to develop strong and effective relationships and partnerships with external stakeholders including community members.
• Capacity to work autonomously and yet facilitate a collaborative culture.
• Agreeable to provide an annual stat dec stating ongoing credentialing requirements have been met.
• Current Victorian Driver’s license.

 Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• 5 weeks of annual leave

To submit an application for the Grade 1 Health Promotion Officer position, please provide the following:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover letter

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Johanna Forsman or Edouard Kayayan on 9076 6666.

Applications close 11pm AEST, Sunday 2nd August 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.