- Professional development and training opportunities

Full Time - Ongoing

Location: Fitzroy

- Salary packaging options available
- 14 weeks paid parental leave
- Professional development and training opportunities

About the Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) was established in 1973 to address the specific health needs of Victorian Aboriginal people, families and communities.

As a community-controlled organisation, VAHS is committed to self-determination, cultural integrity and delivering high-quality, culturally safe services.

With more than 350 staff across clinics in Fitzroy, Preston, South Morang and St Albans, VAHS provides comprehensive health, wellbeing and community services to Aboriginal people across Victoria.

VAHS is a Child Protected Organisation and recruits staff in accordance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.

About the Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Director, Health Services is a senior executive leadership role responsible for the strategic direction and operational performance of VAHS Health Services.

You will lead a diverse portfolio of health programs and services, driving service excellence, workforce capability, service integration, quality improvement and organisational performance.

As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will contribute to organisational strategy, strengthen partnerships and support the delivery of culturally safe, high-quality services that improve outcomes for Aboriginal Community.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide executive leadership across Health Services, ensuring alignment with VAHS strategic priorities.
- Lead service planning, performance, quality improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Drive organisational growth, innovation and service integration across health programs and services.




- Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams to achieve high performance and quality outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, accreditation standards and funding requirements.
- Monitor service performance and organisational outcomes.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Community, government agencies, sector partners and key stakeholders.
- Contribute to executive decision-making, organisational planning and strategic priorities.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

- Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culturally diverse communities.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with Aboriginal Community, stakeholders and staff.
- Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, Aboriginal Community and Community-Controlled health services.
- Victorian Working with Children Check.
- National Police Check.
- Current Victorian Driver Licence.
- Tertiary qualification in health management, health sciences, medicine, nursing or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated senior executive experience in primary health care or community health service leadership
- Registration or certification with a relevant professional body.

Applications close at 9:00pm on Sunday, 29 November 2026.

We do not offer sponsorship at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. If you have indicated that you require sponsorship on your application form, unfortunately your application will not be considered.

This is not an Aboriginal identified position. However, preference may be given to persons of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent (as permitted under section 12 of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010: "A person may take a special measure for the purpose of promoting or realising substantive equality for members of a group with a particular attribute").

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📌 Director, Health Services (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Aboriginal Health Service
📍 Melbourne