ACON is Australia’s largest health promotion organisation specialising in community health, inclusion, and HIV responses for people of diverse sexualities and genders. Established in 1985, ACON works to create opportunities for people in our communities to live their healthiest lives.
We are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ people of colour.
Job Description
- As our Community Health Promotion Officer, you will lead ACON’s work alongside:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
- Culturally and Racially Marginalised people and communities
- Overseas-born people and communities, including emerging regional populations
- Rather than only focusing on delivering one-off projects, you will develop deep and trusted relationships with communities, partners and organisations across the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast.
- You will translate community knowledge into health promotion initiatives that strengthen connections, improve health equity, and create lasting impact.
- Collaborating closely with Community Health Promotion colleagues across complementary population portfolios, you will contribute to a collaborative, intersectional approach to improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ communities throughout the region.
- Full-time 70 hours per fortnight based in our Bundjalung (Lismore) office with travel across the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast.
What’s Regional Services you say?
We are looking for an experienced Community Health Promotion Officer to join our Northern Rivers and Mid-North Coast team to help shape the next chapter of our practice. This is an exciting opportunity to work within ACON’s emerging Population Lead Model, a contemporary approach that recognises communities are not defined by single identities, but by the rich intersection of culture, gender, geography, age, migration, disability, and lived experience.
Ok, so what’s the role?
As the Community Health Promotion Officer. You will:
- Build meaningful and enduring relationships with priority communities.
- Design, deliver and evaluate evidence-informed community health promotion initiatives.
- Develop strategic partnerships across health, community, government, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
- Facilitate workshops, peer education, outreach, and community development activities.
- Identify emerging community priorities and translate these into practical responses.
- Support HIV and STI prevention through culturally responsive community engagement.
- Contribute to research, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively across Community Programs to strengthen organisational practice and community outcomes.
Who are we looking for?
- We are looking for someone who understands that good community health promotion begins with listening.
- You are curious, reflective, and collaborative. You enjoy building trust with communities and understanding that sustainable health outcomes are created through relationships rather than transactions.
- You recognise the ongoing impacts of colonisation, racism and structural inequity, and you bring a culturally safe, strengths-based, and community-led approach to your work.
- You understand intersectionality not simply as theory, but as a practical framework for designing better health promotion.
- Most importantly, you are excited by the opportunity to contribute to an evolving model of community health promotion that places community knowledge, connection, and participation at the centre of practice.
What else can we tell you?
- Salary: Starting from $76,461.79 (Gross Annual Salary PLUS Superannuation and Leave Loading).
- Location: ACON’s Bundjalung Lismore office, with travel across the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast.
- Hours: Full-Time 70 hours per fortnight on an ongoing contract.
- Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging: Currently up to $35,000 gross up value, enabling you to keep more of your salary, and pay less tax ($15,900 Expenses + $2,650 Meals, tax free).
- Flexibility and Wellbeing: Working from home arrangements available from the first day and free comprehensive counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Generous Leave Entitlements: Including an additional 5 days at the end of the year for our shutdown period, additional Personal/Carer’s Leave days above NES.
- Community Leave Entitlements: First Nations Cultural and Ceremonial Leave, Gender Affirmation Leave, Paid Parental Leave (both caregivers 14 weeks), Public Holiday Swap … and more!
- Career Growth: Tailored learning and development planning, annual learning allowance and education scholarships to encourage continuous learning, and paid education leave.
- Flare Benefits: Enjoy exclusive employee perks, including discounts from leading retailers, wellbeing providers and financial institutions
How can I find out more details and apply?
If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply to join our team and help us make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve. By joining us, you will be part of a mission to create a healthier and more inclusive community.
We’d love someone who has experience already in this area but people at all levels of experience are absolutely welcome to apply. We highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from CALD backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people of all genders to apply.
For more information on the role, please contact Gavin Prendergast, Regional Outreach Manager gprendergast@acon.org.au
If you are ready to apply, please apply via the 'Apply' function at the end of this page.
We look forward to receiving your application.
