Aboriginal Youth Health Promotion Officer | Full time | Perth-Based with Regional Travel
- Deliver engaging health promotion and education programs for Aboriginal communities.
- Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and community events.
- Support the development of culturally appropriate educational resources and campaigns.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with community stakeholders and partner organisations.
- Assist with project coordination, reporting, evaluation, and program planning.
- Support peer education and community capacity‑building initiatives.
- Contribute to health promotion strategies focused on improving outcomes for Aboriginal young people.
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience working with young people, Aboriginal communities, community development, health promotion, wellbeing programs, or related services.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusting relationships across diverse communities.
- Confidence facilitating group sessions, workshops, or educational activities.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A collaborative approach combined with the ability to work independently.
- Understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing Aboriginal young people in metropolitan, regional, and remote communities.
- Current Working With Children Check.
- Current National Police Clearance (or willingness to obtain).
- Current Western Australian Driver's Licence.
- Willingness to undertake regional and overnight travel
What you get in return
- Salary between $84,500 and $90,500 plus 12% superannuation.
- Access to attractive salary packaging benefits.
- Four weeks' annual leave plus an extra two weeks' paid leave over the Christmas shutdown.
- 17.5% annual leave loading.
- NAIDOC Day leave and additional cultural leave provisions.
- 10 days paid study leave.
- Flexible working arrangements, including potential work-from-home opportunities.
- A meaningful role with the opportunity to make a genuine impact in Aboriginal communities across Western Australia.
Aboriginality is an essential criterion and is provided for under Section 50(d) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA).