Community Engagement Officer, MMHC Tamworth
This role sits within a collaborative partnership, with Grand Pacific Health as the lead agency, in association with Hunter Primary Care.
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on mental health in your community? Join a brand new Medicare Mental Health centre as a Community Engagement Officer, providing vital support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges.
Work from our brand-new Tamworth hub leading a meaningful service that supports the local community’s needs
- Full-time role with ADO accrual
- Generous salary packaging benefits available
- Be yourself, because together we make a difference.
Hunter Primary Care (HPC) is a not for profit organisation committed to improving health outcomes and reducing disadvantage across the communities we serve. We work with partner organisations to deliver accessible, high quality primary and mental health services.
In association with Grand Pacific Health (GPH), Hunter Primary Care is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to provide vital support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges, in a brand new Medicare Mental Health service.
About the Position
This is a permanent full-time opportunity, with ADO accrual available.
- The primary purpose of the Community Engagement Officer role is to coordinate community awareness raising activities in the region that:
- Promotes and enhances understanding of the services offered at Medicare Mental Health including referral pathways
- Promotes early help seeking to improve access to health and other services for priority populations
- Ensures information is available to consumers, their families and the local community is accessible and easy to understand
This role is based at Tamworth and covers both the Tamworth and Armidale centres.
Benefits & Perks
- Ongoing professional development and supervision
- Generous salary packaging up to $15,899 per annum
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development leave, study leave and clinical supervision
- Paid mental health leave
- Employee Assistance Program
We listen. Care. Connect.
Skills & Experience
We are looking for someone with:
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience in community development, health promotion, public health, social sciences or education
- Experience in developing, implementing and evaluating community engagement or health promotion strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, including public speaking.
- Demonstrated understanding of the needs of people experiencing mental health challenges and diverse populations.
Interested?
Applications close: Monday 5th October 2026. however shortlisting will commence immediately and we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate is found.
For more information please contact: Cate Johnston, Business Growth Project Manager, cjohnston@gph.org.au, 0427428921
Visit our website www.gph.org.au/employment to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application.
Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, multicultural communities and people with a disability.