Public Health jobs in Canberra ACT

Closes: 25 August 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 3/Health Professional Level 1
Salary: $78,755 - $97,932 plus superannuation
Position No: 58219,Several
Directorate: Health and Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 August 2026
Contact Officer: Lyndell Hudson on Lyndell.Hudson@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 6125

Details: The Health and Community Services Directorate is looking for an Environmental Health student who is studying Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) or a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health recognised by Environmental Health Australia to join the Environmental Health team to gain on the job experience and financial support while completing their qualifications.

The ACT Environmental Health team provides a wide range of regulatory roles in both State/Territory and Local Government functions. This provides a unique opportunity to gain high level experience in multiple areas of environmental Health that will provide invaluable experience in your environmental health career.

As part of the team, you will be responsible for assessing food business registration and fitout applications, conducting routine food safety inspections, investigation food safety complaints and participate in the management of food poisoning outbreaks. You will also gain experience in issuing enforcement documents, drafting prosecution briefs and conducting routine and three-part legal food sampling.

You will also develop skills and knowledge in swimming pool and cooling tower inspections and water sampling and assessing compliance against relevant Codes of Practice. You will gain experience in hoarding and squalor under the Public Health Act and attend exhumations to provide health oversight. The Environmental Health team is also responsible for assessing development applications for potential public health concerns, trapping and monitoring mosquitoes, collecting recreation water samples across 17 sites in the ACT and potable and recreational water samples in Jervis Bay.

You will also be engaged and participate in quality assurance actives, reviewing Standard Operating Procedures and continuous in-house professional development. A training budget is also available for external training providers.

Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• Enrolment within an accredited Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health recognised by Environmental Health Australia Accredited courses - Environmental Health Australia Ltd. (eh.org.au).
• Current Drivers Licence.
• Prior to commencement, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Note: Completion of the undergraduate degree is expected within six years (part-time study). On successful completion of the Environmental Health qualification the position transfers from an Administration Service Officer (ASO3) to a Health Professional Officer 1 (HPO1). A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: Applicants must provide a statement of claims of no more than two pages, detailing experience against the Professional/Technical Skills and Knowledge criteria as well as experience against the behavioural capability along with a current resume/Curriculum Vitae listing. Please provide the names two referees (one of whom is a current manager).

Proof of current enrolment and transcript of Environmental Health course recognised by Environmental Health Australia.

Applications should be submitted .

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

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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