Description

If you’re passionate about sustainability and love getting out into the community, this is your chance to make a real, visible difference across Townsville. In this role, you’ll be right at the centre of Council’s push toward zero waste to landfill, by designing and delivering practical, engaging education programs that help people change the way they think about waste, recycling and resource recovery.

You’ll work across schools, community groups, events, businesses and Council facilities by running tours, presentations and campaigns, coordinating initiatives like bin health checks and National Recycling Week, and supporting projects such as Food Organics and Garden Organics trials. From creating digital content and responding to community questions, to working directly with internal council teams and external partners, this role blends ontheground delivery with smart planning, reporting and stakeholder engagement.

If you enjoy juggling projects, communicating complex ideas in simple ways, and seeing the impact of your work in everyday behaviours, this role offers variety, purpose and the opportunity to help shape a more circular future for Townsville.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have:

*  Current "C" class open driver's licence.
*  Current (or ability to gain) 'Blue Card' to work with children.
*  Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience of at least 3 - 5 years’ experience in project management, behaviour change and community engagement.
*  A sound working knowledge and understanding of issues related to waste and recycling education including for example waste minimisation, resource recovery and methods to reduce recycling contamination.
*  Experience in developing and implementing waste and recycling education, including undertaking school visits, community events, facility tours and development of waste education projects.
*  Experience working with procurement policies and procedures as well as ability to manage a budget and evaluate quotations.
*  Ability to prepare written reports to a high quality, including project evaluations, briefing notes, tender recommendation reports and education marketing materials.
*  Ability to work periodically on weekends as well as conduct early starts and late finishes across the Townsville local government area.
*  Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with experience in building effective partnerships with colleagues, schools, community groups and government organisations.

Please visit our website at https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au for information on how to apply and to view the Position Description.

Applications close 11:45pm, Sunday 3 May 2026