Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer Trainee - Temp FT

South Western Sydney Local Health District – Liverpool NSW

Requisition ID: REQ708049
Employment Type: Temporary Full time, 38 hours per week until January 2033
Remuneration: $1,226.02 - $1,353.56 per week+ 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Location: 203 Northumberland St, Liverpool NSW 2170
Applications close: 22/11/2026
Contact: James Haigh - Senior Environmental Health Officer on 02 9794 0* | *****@health.nsw.gov.au

In this role being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement, and is authorised by section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW).

Do you want to contribute to the health and wellbeing of your mob?

Achieve Something Great

Do you want a degree, a career and enjoy:

- communicating with people?
- working to protect health and the environment in a supportive team environment?

This job offer is a temporary full time position with South Western Sydney Public Health as a Trainee Environmental Health Officer.
In this six-year traineeship you will:

- Study part-time a bachelor degree in environmental health at Western Sydney University by distance
- Have paid study leave and tutoring
- Have university fees paid for all subjects you pass have structured on-the-job training
- Be part of the Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer trainee network

You will work in the office and out in the community:

- Inspecting swimming pools, food, skin penetration and other businesses
- Responding to enquiries and investigating complaints
- Educating people to protect health and the setting

Are You the Right Fit?

About you:

- An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by descent and identity who is recognised as such by the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community.
- Able to successfully enrol for the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) at the Western Sydney University




- Committed to completing degree part-time while working full-time
- Good communication and writing skills
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Have, or be working towards getting, a drivers licence

Learn more about being an Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer

Selection Criteria

To help us assess your suitability for the role, please tell us as much as you can about yourself in response to the questions below.

- In this role being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement. Tell us about your mob and connection to culture?
- Possesses prior education, training or relevant work experience that meets the entry requirements for enrolment in the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) at Western Sydney University.
- This is an identified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander position. Please describe your connection to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community and explain why you are interested in pursuing a career in Environmental Health. In your response, outline how you will manage the commitment of working full-time while completing university studies over the duration of the traineeship.
- Describe a situation where you identified a problem or challenge at school, work, in your community, or through volunteering activities. What actions did you take to address the issue, and what was the outcome?
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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- Position Information
- Applicants will be assessed against the criteria in the Position Description.

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📌 Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer Trainee (Liverpool)
🏢 South Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Liverpool