Lead a dynamic team in a community-focused, person-centred organisation.
Permanent part-time position 21 hours a week
Based in Lismore, NSW
SCHADS Award Level 5 + Super + Generous Salary Packaging (increase your take-home pay!)
Bonus leave in December and January on select days
Are you passionate about leading inclusive, trauma-informed, and evidence-based services in sexual and reproductive health?
Join our welcoming team at Northern Rivers Community Gateway and coordinate a vital health program that empowers people through compassionate, community-led care.
About Us
Since 1976, Community Gateway has supported vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals across Northern NSW. We are a QIP-accredited, child-safe, values-led not-for-profit organisation with a strong commitment to social justice, inclusion, and person-centred care.
We deliver a wide range of services including trauma counselling, financial capability programs, homelessness support, emergency relief, and accredited outside school hours care.
About the Role
This exciting opportunity is to coordinate our Choices Program – a sexual and reproductive health clinical service.
Reporting to the Senior Manager – Service Delivery, you’ll lead a multidisciplinary team, support clinical operations, and oversee program delivery in line with Community Gateway’s values and practice framework.
You’ll play a key role in delivering holistic support to clients while also managing systems that ensure quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team, including GPs and Nurses
Overseeing daily program coordination, including appointment triage and clinic operations
Developing, coordinating, and delivering health promotion activities and community education initiatives aligned with sexual and reproductive health priorities
Ensuring service quality, safety, and legislative compliance
Driving continuous improvement and community engagement activities
Building partnerships and representing the organisation at intersectoral forums
Coordinating program planning, reporting, and risk management activities
About You
You are a confident and organised leader with a strong background in health promotion or community health. You have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, and a values-led approach to delivering inclusive, responsive services.
Essential Criteria:
Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience in health promotion
Demonstrated experience leading a community health team
Knowledge of service innovation and reform in the human services sector
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Well-developed organisational and time management skills
Computer literacy and experience with medical software systems
Additional Requirements:
How to Apply
Click Apply Now to begin your application. After uploading your resume, you will be able to download the full Position Description.
Please include a 1-page cover letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria. Only applicants who address the selection criteria will be considered.
For general queries, please contact:
People & Culture Officer: BenBarratt@nrcg.org.au
Senior Manager – Service Delivery, Sarah Hughes: 0458 673 558
Northern Rivers Community Gateway is an equal opportunity employer.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people with disability, people with lived experience, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below.
