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Nutrition & Health Promotion Officer - Alice Springs & Central Australia

Children's Ground

  • Join a growing not-for-profit organisation
  • $85,499 - $90,556 + super, generous salary packaging benefits & 'bonus' leave
  • Fixed term contract to December 2022
  • Relocation support available for interstate candidates

About Us

Children’s Ground is working to create an environment where families realise their aspirations for the next generation of children to be free from trauma and suffering, enjoy equity and safety, be able to grow into adulthood happy and healthy, and have agency over their social, cultural, political and economic life. To learn more about Children’s Ground and the work we do, visit our website: https://www.childrensground.org.au

About the Job

The position of Nutrition & Health Promotion Officer will work in a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of the Children’s Ground Approach, working under the Family Health and Wellbeing Framework – Health in the Hands of the People. The Health and Wellbeing platform aims to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children, their families and the broader community. This includes recognising, respecting and privileging local cultural knowledge systems and practices and the agency of First Nations people.

The position will work with the learning and wellbeing team by providing on the ground early years health promotion activities, as well as planning for and working with children and families around nutrition and health promotion within and outside early learning sessions. 

There will be regular travel to communities in Central Australia.

About You

We are seeking an innovative, suitably qualified and highly experienced Nutrition & Health Promotion Officer to join our multi-disciplinary team of health and learning professionals. You will have experience working with First Nations communities and an understanding of the effects of colonisation, disempowerment and intergenerational trauma and a demonstrated commitment to social justice.  

To be successful in this position, you will have significant experience in health and strong relationship, networking and communication skills - both verbal and written. You will have a collaborative approach and be a self-starter who thrives in an environment that is ambiguous and complex and thinks systemically.  

In line with our workforce development strategy, Children's Ground strongly encourages and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.

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