61331 - 02L0M


Senior Director - Community Health Program
Full-time Permanent

Closes: 12 January 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade A
Salary: $167,872 plus superannuation
Position No: 61331 - 02L0M
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 18 December 2024
Contact Officer: Sarah Watson on Sarah.Watson@act.gov.au or 0466 614 493


What can we offer you:

  • City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
  • Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
  • Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
  • Flexible working conditions.
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program.
  • Access to discounted gym membership.
  • Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
  • Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
  • Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:
The Division of Women, Youth and Children within Canberra Health Services provides a broad range of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services. The provision of services is based on a child and family-centred, multidisciplinary approach to care in partnership with the consumer and other service providers.

Women, Youth and Children Community Health Program delivers a range of community-based services to children, families and women. These services are oriented towards primary health care: education and information designed to prevent poor health outcomes; early identification and referral; the delivery of public health programs including immunisation and screening; and targeted interventions including secondary assessment and therapeutic counselling.  Services are delivered within a multi-disciplinary context.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Director, Women, Youth and Children Community Health Programs to provide strategic leadership and operational management, co-ordination and planning of targeted interventions promoting a multidisciplinary approach to deliver high quality community-based client services.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

  • Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
  • Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
  • Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Note: This is a full-time permanent position.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

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Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Leaders and Senior Management