Community Engagement Officer
Casual | Darwin – NT | SCHADS Level 4, PP4 ($59.96 per hour)
We’re looking for someone passionate about perinatal mental health.
We’re creating a new opportunity for someone to represent us on the ground in the Northern Territory. This role exists because connection matters, and having the right person showing up in community, building trust and sharing who we are, matters just as much.
We’re looking for someone values-led, confident in community settings, and comfortable building relationships across health, mental health and community sectors.
If you have experience working in or alongside the NT health system, are confident engaging with First Nations and culturally diverse stakeholders, and can represent an organisation with warmth and professionalism, this might be exactly the casual role you’ve been looking for.
About us
We’re a national, values-led organisation working to ensure perinatal mental health is understood, supported and prioritised.
Everything we do is grounded in lived experience, evidence and compassion. We work remotely, trust our people, and focus on impact over optics. We believe good work happens when people feel safe, supported and clear on what matters.
Our values guide how we show up every day:
Collaborative. Effective. Brave.
Who you are
You’re someone who cares about supporting the mental health of families. You are confident, professional and genuinely enjoy connecting with people.
You’re comfortable representing an organisation in public settings, speaking with stakeholders, and building trust in community especially First Nations communities. You’re tenacious about engaging with community organisations.
You:
- Are passionate and confident speaking about perinatal mental health
- Have experience or strong familiarity with the health or mental health sector
- Communicate with warmth, clarity, accuracy and clear boundaries
- Are confident approaching and engaging with new people
- Are emotionally intelligent and professional in community settings
- Can work independently and manage your time effectively
- Understand the importance of representing an organisation appropriately
- Have experience or strong familiarity with the health or mental health sector
- Bring cultural awareness and respect, particularly when working with First Nations and culturally diverse communities
- Have a current National Police Check, Working With Children Clearance, and the right to work in Australia.
About the role
As our State Community Engagement Coordinator (NT), you’ll represent us at events and in stakeholder settings across the Northern Territory.
You’ll identify and attend relevant events, support stakeholder engagement, and help increase awareness and connection with our services by being a trusted presence on the ground.
This is a flexible, as-needed role, where you’ll be engaged to source and attend agreed events and meetings. We anticipate needing about 40 hours across a year with opportunities sourced by PANDA and the NT State Coordinator collaboratively.
Your daily impact
- Identify and recommend relevant NT-based events for attendance
- Represent us at community events and exhibitor stands
- Engage confidently with community members and stakeholders
- Attend stakeholder meetings as required to represent NT interests
- Build awareness and encourage appropriate referrals to our services
- Provide clear, concise feedback and reporting following events
- Maintain professionalism and strong alignment to organisational purpose and messaging
What you bring (essential)
- Experience working in health, mental health, community services or a related field
- Confidence engaging with stakeholders and the public in community settings
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently and represent the organisation professionally
- Emotional maturity, sound judgement and clear personal boundaries
- Alignment with our values
- Current Working With Children Check (required)
- Values alignment with Collaboration, Effectiveness and Bravery
Desirable:
- Experience working with or within First Nations health or community contexts
- Professional or semi-professional lived experience of perinatal mental health
- Experience attending or coordinating community events
- Background as a social worker, counsellor, nurse, midwife or similar
What’s in it for you
- Meaningful, community-based work making a real impact
- Flexible, as-needed engagement
- The opportunity to represent a national organisation locally
- Work that genuinely centres people, purpose and connection
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- NFP salary packaging & Portable Long Service Leave
- Supportive, values-led culture
- Work that genuinely centres people, purpose and safety
Want to know more about us?
Check out what we do and how we work:
Website:
PANDA – Website
LinkedIn:
PANDA – LinkedIn
Inclusion matters
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, dads, young parents, people in rural or regional areas, people with disability, and LGBTIQA+ communities.
We encourage you to reach out if you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process to ensure you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Please contact us if you need any adjustments to our application and recruitment process.
Interested?
If this role feels like it aligns with who you are and how you work, hit apply. We’ll be reviewing applications soon and connecting with those who look like a great fit.
We look forward to meeting you.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We are committed to creating a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that values the knowledge, strengths, and lived experiences of First Nations peoples. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and are dedicated to supporting your journey with culturally appropriate practices and pathways. If you require support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know – we are here to listen and walk with you.
