MidCoast Council closing date Monday 5 October 2026
Traineeships are a six-year opportunity to become an Environmental Health Officer.
To apply for a traineeship, you must be:
You will be employed full-time as an Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer, in a local council or a local health district in NSW.
Your workday will be a mix of 'out and about' in the community and office time as part of a team. The team will share their skills and experience as you gradually have your own areas of responsibility.
A supervisor will coordinate your training, guided by the EHO Workplace Training Kit.
You will study a Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) at WSU by distance, part-time. Some subjects have on-campus workshops where you will travel to the university each semester for a few days to do practical laboratory and field work.
You will study a minimum of two subjects each semester and get four hours paid study leave for each subject. Further study in your own time will be needed.
Study costs that will be paid include:
WSU has a program that provides tutoring for two hours per subject each week of the semester. Extra tutoring may also be available.
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You will have day-to-day support for studies, training and work during the traineeship.
Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer Training Program is focussed on Trainees and Supervisors with cultural respect embedded throughout the program.
Positions are advertised according to availability.
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If you would like further information, please contact the Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit team on (02) 9391 9790 or send your expression of interest to:
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