• Be part of the growing team at the Barwon South West Public Health Unit as the Public Health Administration Assistant
• Gain job satisfaction from the positive difference that our service makes to the community
• Temporary Contract Until 30/6/23, job share will be considered

About the Facility

Barwon Public Health Unit is part of the Victoria's Local Public Health Units working with the Department of Health to keep their local communities healthy, safe and well.

They use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within their local area.

Barwon Public Health Unit was established in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19. From July 2022, the unit has begun undertaking additional public health responsibilities for various other notifiable conditions.

About the role

The Public Health Administration Assistant role is responsible to provide outstanding effective & efficient customer focused administration/secretarial duties within the Public Health Unit at Barwon Health. This role will support the daily functions of customer services, data management and secretarial support to achieve the desired outcome of the Unit.   

About the Culture

Just 45 minutes from Melbourne by road, you will have a lifestyle that offers you the best of city/country blend.  Experience how friendly and welcoming Geelong can be and enjoy its diverse cultural and sporting activities. Barwon Health offers opportunity to be part of a growing regional service and a progressive organisation with an eye on the future.  We support all employees with professional development and growth.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne! Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) and means “Tongue of Land”.

• Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
• High standard of schooling options throughout the area
• A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
• Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
• To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website. 

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, Please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.