Community Child Health Officer jobs in Canberra ACT

Closes: 24 August 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 4
Salary: $86,750 - $93,416 plus superannuation
Position No: 22911-02RHO
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 August 2026
Contact Officer: Angela Watson on AngelaJ.Watson@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 2776

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Are you organised, adaptable and ready to make a difference?

The Women, Youth & Children Community Health Program teams within the Division of Community Health & Integrated Care provide a broad range of primary, secondary and tertiary health services to children, young people, families and women across the ACT and surrounding regions. The Division provides family-centred, multidisciplinary services at Canberra Hospital and in Community Health Centres, client homes, schools and Child and Family Centres. The services within the Women, Youth & Children Community Health Programs include the Paediatric Gender Service, Enhanced Child Health Services, Women’s Health Services, Child and Adolescent Immunisation Team, School Services, Maternal and Child Health, and Early Family Support Services.

This position provides Personal Assistant and secretarial support to the Program Director and Assistant Director of Nursing for Community Health Programs. The role requires a high level of time management skills, together with the ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels. The position holder will be accountable to the WYC Director of Community Health Programs. The Director works collaboratively with Program leaders to provide professional governance for Maternal and Child Health Nurses, Nurse Educators, Counsellors, Allied Health professionals and technical officers within the Division.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of five months with the possibility of extension.

Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of five months with the possibility of extension.

Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services