- 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 Safe Organisation and recruits staff in accordance with the Victorian Child Secure Standards.

About the Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Director, Health & Wellbeing is responsible for the strategic direction, leadership and performance of the Health & Wellbeing portfolio.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will provide leadership across a diverse portfolio including Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Community Justice Programs, Statewide Services, and Prevention and Health Promotion. You will be responsible for service delivery, governance, workforce leadership, financial performance, quality improvement and strategic planning, ensuring culturally safe services that achieve positive outcomes for Aboriginal Community.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide strategic and operational leadership across the Health & Wellbeing portfolio.
- Lead service delivery, performance and continuous improvement in line with organisational priorities.
- Ensure effective governance, quality, compliance and risk management practices across the portfolio.
- Lead and develop a high-performing workforce through effective leadership, coaching and capability development.




- Manage portfolio budgets and resources to ensure sustainable and effective service delivery.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Community, government agencies, funding bodies and key stakeholders.
- Contribute to organisational strategy, executive decision-making and organisational performance.
- Promote culturally safe, responsive and high-quality services that support positive outcomes for Aboriginal Community.

Qualifications and Experience

- Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culturally diverse communities.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with Community, staff and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Aboriginal Community Control and culturally safe practice.
- Demonstrated senior leadership experience in health, wellbeing, community services or a related sector.
- Experience leading complex service delivery, workforce management and organisational performance.
- Victorian Working with Children Check.
- National Police Check.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Current Victorian Driver Licence.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in health, social work, psychology, public health, community services, management or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated senior executive experience.
- Registration or certification with a relevant discipline authority

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").

📌 Director, Health & Wellbeing (Melbourne)
🏢 VAHS
📍 Melbourne