Closing date: 10/08/2025 11:00 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Location: Wakeley
Department: Social Planning & Community Development
Compensation: Annual Salary AUD $95,321.00 - $97,704.00
Employment type: Temporary Full Time > 6 Months
Work Arrangement: On-site
Fairfield City Council oversees one of the biggest and most multicultural local government areas in Australia. With 27 suburbs, over 200,000 residents and a community that speaks more than 70 different languages, making the Fairfield City area a unique, challenging and dynamic work environment.
Fairfield City Council can offer you an exciting career for personal and professional growth. Our organisation appreciates the value of work/life balance, recognises and rewards performance. As a winner of the prestigious AR Bluett Memorial Award ‘Most progressive council in NSW’, you can be confident in being part of an organisation that promotes what is best for employees and the community.

Fairfield City Council employees can enjoy the benefits of:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health and wellbeing leave
• Paid parental leave
• Recognition Awards Program
• Library membership and access to free resources
• Discounted gym membership (at Administration Centre) or staff rates at three Council leisure centres
• Educational assistance and access to professional development opportunities

THE POSITION:

Council’s Social Planning and Community Development division is looking for a high performing individual who is passionate about making a difference in the community. As a Social Planning and Advocacy Officer – Health Development, you will use your project/program management, communication and organisational skills to implement and evaluate health initiatives to meet the health needs of the Fairfield City community.
You should have a good understanding of the social and community issues facing disadvantaged communities and how that impacts on health outcomes and have the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including those in the Fairfield City Health Partnership and Alliance (FCHPA), the South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) and South Western Sydney Primary Health Network (SWSPHN), to develop strategies or innovative solutions.

Please refer the Job description for details