About Children's Ground

Children’s Ground is a First Nations organisation. The Children’s Ground Approach is designed and delivered through the leadership of First Nations people. We are committed to systems change to ensure dignity, justice and equity for all children and families. Our work focuses on national reform as well as evidencing a new way of working.

The Children’s Ground Approach is a whole of community, whole of life approach. We privilege First Nations knowledge systems and practice. Over the course of a generation, led by local expertise, we create and deliver an integrated system that is centred on learning, development and wellbeing that responds to the child and their family through the key transition points from pre-birth to young adulthood.

Our approach recognises the cultural, social, and economic strength of our communities. We build on this over a generation to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren that gives them freedom, opportunity and rights to their culture and identity.

Children’s Ground operates in Central Australia and across the Top End, with support provided by a Melbourne-based Shared Services team.

About the role

This position will provide services to Central Australia, across five different communities in and around Mparntwe – Alice Springs. The Environmental Health Coordinator will work within a multi-disciplinary team with particular focus on delivering Environmental Health Promotion under the Children’s Ground Family Health and Wellbeing Framework Health in the Hands of the People Utnenge, Tyerrtye, Mwerre Atnyenetyeke Iltye Tyerrtye Urrperle–kenhenge to improve  health and wellbeing outcomes for communities. T

The Environmental Health Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing two Orange Sky Laundry trucks, the planned schedule of service delivery across various locations in Mparntwe and staff attached to the trucks in community. Environmental health support is also provided through provision of access to cleaning equipment and other items that will support community members to maintain their homes and support security of tenure. Staff training, advocacy and increasing tenant agency are expected outcomes of the position.

Key Responsibilities

Children’s Ground Family Health Model

• Work within the Children’s Ground Family Health and Wellbeing Framework Health in the Hands of the People, to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the communities we work with.
• With the community, develop, assess, and monitor environmental health needs, and manage and implement responses to create improved health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations people across the region
• Ensure that the Environmental Health team is accessible to all First Nations people in the communities where we work.
• Support the delivery of health and wellbeing information and services in first language and support local cultural knowledge, life, and lore.
• Work with the Learning and Wellbeing Team to support the integration of health and wellbeing into daily learning and development initiatives across CG.

Oversight and delivery of key components of the Family health and Wellbeing Framework including:

• Ensure OrangeSky laundry trucks and Environmental Health trailers are deployed Monday to Friday. Support attendees to manage the assets appropriately and facilitate their utilisation across the communities.
• Roster and supervise laundry and environmental health trailers with local First Nations people in the community.
• Development and implementation of environmental health promotion initiatives as identified and prioritised by community, including but not limited to: Laundry, House cleans and Yard Cleans

Local Community Agency and respect for local cultural knowledge and life

• Meet regularly with local First Nations families to discuss local aspirations, to inform directions and responsibilities of Children’s Ground.
• Ensure participants have access to information and services that will assist them to maintain their tenancies or address tenancy issues.
• Encourage and support First Nations, valuing their ideas, strategies and aspirations
• Provide mentoring, management, and guidance to staff to develop professional, trusting, and respectful relationships with people in the region.

Our Commitment and Working Environment

Our work is grounded in deep engagement with First Nations communities and in contributing to long‑term systems change. This environment is rich, relational and meaningful, but can also present challenges that affect timelines that may impact your work - including the need to work respectfully to cultural protocols, respond to community priorities, and navigate complex service systems. Team members must be comfortable working in a flexible, adaptive way that honours community‑led processes while managing competing demands.

Children’s Ground is a Child Safe Organisation, placing children’s safety and wellbeing at the centre of our values, we follow the National Principals for Child Safe Organisations.

At Children’s Ground, culture, language, and First Nations knowledge systems are at the forefront of everything we do. We are committed to creating a walking-together environment that is culturally safe, inclusive, and deeply respectful of diversity. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people living with a disability. We are a flexible workplace and provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process—if you require support or alternative formats to apply, please reach out to jennifer.wallace@childrensground.org.au.

To ensure our workforce reflects the families we partner with, the filling of this position is intended to constitute a special measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. While this role is open to all applicants who share our vision for systemic change, applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates will be strongly prioritised. We highly value lived experience, cultural expertise, and deep connections to community alongside professional skills.

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close this ad early if we find the right fit. If you are interested in joining us, we warmly encourage you to apply as soon as possible.