Experience

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)

• Australia
• Public Health
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Supporting local government partners to work with children and young people in the planning and delivery of Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans Supporting local government partners to work with children and young people in the planning and delivery of Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans



City of Boroondara

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Health and Wellbeing Planning and Policy Officer

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2020

  As Health and Wellbeing Planning and Policy Officer, I worked with council departments and the Boroondara community to deliver on our wellbeing commitment to the community - for mental wellbeing and social connection, healthy eating, active living, reduced harm from alcohol and preventing injury and violence. As Health and Wellbeing Planning and Policy Officer, I worked with council departments and the Boroondara community to deliver on our wellbeing commitment to the community - for mental wellbeing and social connection, healthy eating, active living, reduced harm from alcohol and preventing injury and violence.



Melton City Council

• Melton

• Health Promotion Officer

  • Dec 2015 - Jul 2016

  The City of Melton is growing rapidly and Melton City Council is an exciting and challenging place to work. Key health promotion priorities include prevention of violence against women, community connectedness and healthy eating. The City of Melton is growing rapidly and Melton City Council is an exciting and challenging place to work. Key health promotion priorities include prevention of violence against women, community connectedness and healthy eating.



City of Greater Dandenong

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Health Promotion Officer - Healthy Children

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2015

  In this role I applied a complex adaptive systems approach to chronic disease prevention and contribute to the evidence base for this world first initiative I worked closely with early years and children’s settings to adopt a health promotion framework that embeds health into everyday practice. This role formed part of a dynamic, highly skilled health promotion team. Healthy Together Victoria is an innovative approach which demands a perceptive, flexible workforce able to respond to system feedback. Show less



Inner East Community Health Service

• Community Development Worker

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  Social inclusion and food access were key priorities for the health promotion team at Inner East Community Health. Within my role I focused on increasing social capital and food access to the public housing residents living in Ashburton. The complex health and social needs of the community required collaborative effort of key local providers. Social inclusion and food access were key priorities for the health promotion team at Inner East Community Health. Within my role I focused on increasing social capital and food access to the public housing residents living in Ashburton. The complex health and social needs of the community required collaborative effort of key local providers.



Royal Borough of Kingston and Kingston Primary Care Trust

• Mental Health Promotion Officer - Healthy Communities

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

  In a jointly funded role between Kingston Primary Care Trust and Royal Borough of Kingston I was responsible for developing a population level health promotion approach to mental health and wellbeing. The role incorporated improving relationships between key local providers, conducting strategic needs assessments and identifying appropriate resources. In a jointly funded role between Kingston Primary Care Trust and Royal Borough of Kingston I was responsible for developing a population level health promotion approach to mental health and wellbeing. The role incorporated improving relationships between key local providers, conducting strategic needs assessments and identifying appropriate resources.



Monash Health

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Health Worker

  • Mar 2006 - Jan 2010

  In this position I was responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating wellbeing programs for young people that emphasized and encouraged active and healthy lifestyles. I was required to research best practice models for both community development and health promotion and to develop a strong understanding of the target groups and relevant issues. I was a key player in the team which developed and delivered the ‘Girls on the Go!’ training package, now being delivered successfully to welfare staff across Victoria. I worked directly with the young people to establish relationships, empower them and helped them develop pathways to other services or agencies where relevant. My role also required collaboration and liaison with external agencies, including Wesley Mission and Dandenong and Districts Aboriginal Cooperative. Show less



Nunawading Gymnastics and Sports Club

• Women's Program Coordintor and Gymnastics Coach

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2008



Nunawading Gymnastics and Sports Club inc.

• Gymnastics Coach

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 2001