**(Tackling Indigenous Smoking)**
- Part Time 0.6
- Identified position
- A supportive workplace that will help you to develop your skills further
- Not for profit Salary Packaging available
**About the Organisation**
The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) was established in 1973 to address the
specific medical needs of Victorian Aboriginal communities. The organisation has expanded
steadily over the past 40 years to provide a comprehensive range of medical, dental and social
services for our community.
As well as providing a variety of medical services, VAHS is committed to supporting the well
- being of the community through contributions to community events and activities. VAHS is
also committed to assisting research into the ongoing needs of the community.
VAHS is a child safe organisation., committed to child safety and wellbeing, and recruits staff
in accordance with the Child Safe Standards Victoria.
**About the Opportunity
**With guidance from the Preventative Health Manager, the position will work as part of the
Preventative Health Team to implement local health promotion activities particularly around
Anti-Tobacco and Vaping. Some activities will include School/youth programs, supporting in
creating smoke-free homes and workplaces and community events, sharing information about
smoking cessation, to increase community understanding of the dangers of smoking, benefits
of cessation and benefits of smoke-free environments.
The position will be employed by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) however the
position will be based in Traralgon Victoria to ensure ongoing community engagement in the
West Gippsland region implementing population health promotion activities mainly around
Tobacco and Vaping.
**Key Selection Criteria
**To be considered for this role you must have the following**:
- The capability and engagement to understand the philosophy and principles of
Aboriginal Community Control and transforming it into practice.
- Demonstrated capability to achieve the key responsibilities Community Engagement
- Delivery of group programs
- Project management
- Collecting data
**How to Apply