Abbotsford location | Hybrid Working Arrangements

Make a difference in the lives of people living with HIV and LGBTQI+ communities

About the role

We're looking for a passionate Health Educator to strengthen peer-led sexual health education, community connection and engagement across Victoria's diverse LGBTQI+ communities.

This is a chance to be a visible, trusted presence across our communities - delivering workshops embedded with sexual health, HIV and STI information, building relationships with people and groups who have lower levels of connection to existing LGBTQI+ organisations, and representing Thorne Harbour Health with universities, community organisations and other external partners.

You'll join our Health Promotion Team, working alongside fellow Health Educators and volunteers to plan, deliver and evaluate programs that respond to the needs of our communities.

In this role, you will:

Develop and deliver peer-led workshops covering sexual health, HIV and STI prevention, testing, PrEP and PEP, consent and relationships.

Maintain a visible community presence through outreach at social groups, universities, TAFEs, events, festivals and venues.

Proactively identify opportunities for health promotion and establish ongoing relationships and referral pathways with partner organisations.

Plan, coordinate and deliver community events, workshops and outreach activities, and coordinate volunteers who support this work.

Collaborate with the broader Health Promotion and Community Engagement team on program planning, monitoring and evaluation.

What’s on offer

In addition to a pay rate at SCHADS Award/SACS Level 4 + superannuation, Thorne Harbour Health pays above award rates. You will also be able to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits as well as accessing professional and career development. Hybrid working arrangements are also available.

About you

You will have a tertiary qualification/s in health promotion,



public health or a related field OR extensive demonstrated experience working in LGBTIQA+ health, community development or health promotion.

You will also have:

Strong facilitation, presentation and public-speaking skills, with experience delivering engaging education to diverse groups.

Knowledge of sexual health, HIV and STIs, testing, PrEP and PEP, and contemporary peer education approaches.

Demonstrated community development, outreach and relationship-building experience across diverse LGBTQI+ communities.

Event-management and community-activation experience, including planning, stakeholder coordination and on-the-ground delivery.

A proactive, organised and self-directed approach, with high-level written and verbal communication skills.

About us

Thorne Harbour Health is an LGBTQI+ community-controlled health organisation, governed by our members and working for our sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities. For over 40 years - since our beginnings as the Victorian AIDS Action Committee in 1983 - we've led the community response to HIV and AIDS in Victoria, and since 2015 have extended that work into South Australia.

We're working toward a future where our communities are healthy and live safely, with dignity and wellbeing - free of HIV, stigma and discrimination.

Inclusion Matters

We strongly encourage applications from people who are:

Part of the LGBTQI+ community

Living with HIV

From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

People with disability

For further enquiries about the role, please contact Rachel Cook - Manager, Health Promotion via email - ***********@thorneharbour.org

Applications close on Sunday 18 October 2026

Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Chance Employer and is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.

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📌 Health Educator, Peer Engagement (Melbourne)
🏢 Thorne Harbour Health
📍 Melbourne