The Opportunity
Our Child Physical Activity, Health & Development team focuses on improving children's physical activity levels, health and development and we are running several studies that look at increasing children's physical activity.
Join the 'Play Active' project which sits within the Child Physical Activity, Health and Development team and make a difference in young children's lives. As our Communication Specialist, you'll play a key role in shaping our communications for a physical activity intervention for 2025-2027 in early childhood education and care. If you're passionate about promoting physical activity with young children and have a talent for creating engaging digital and print content, we want to hear from you. Bring your creativity, strategic thinking and enthusiasm to join us in our mission to get young children moving more at childcare.
The Communication Specialist will be responsible for developing, executing, and managing all aspects of our content strategy – in line with evidence-based messaging. You will also prepare presentations/workshops, meetings and other general administrative duties. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating engaging and effective content that resonates with the childcare sector and families, as well as a strong understanding of strategy in digital marketing, events and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced real-world research environment.
Some of your duties will also include:
1. Design (and budget for) a Content Strategy, in collaboration with the research team, that will lead to engaging articles, videos, and interactive activities for social media and the 'Play Active' website, to drive recruitment and retention of Educators and Directors into Play Active.
2. Plan, prepare and coordinate 'Play Active' launch events.
3. In-line with the Content Strategy, produce newsworthy content for social media and website, ensuring content is brand-aligned.
4. Assist with the preparation of presentations and workshops including preparing PowerPoint presentations, printing, communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
Conveniently located within the Perth Children's Hospital, this will be offered as a full-time opportunity for 2 years in the first instance with the possibility of extension.
About You
To be successful in this role, you must have a relevant tertiary qualification within Communications, public relations, or related field; and/or have at least 3 years of experience in a content management or related role.
The key to your success will also be your demonstrated experience in the following:
1. Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, including the ability to effectively translate research findings on various topics to health practitioners, educators, policy makers, and the public.
2. Familiarity with developing a Content Strategy for digital communications.
3. Experience in coordinating hybrid events.
4. Proven knowledge in developing a paid-for marketing campaign on Facebook.
5. Passionate about physical activity for children.
We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may have had in your cover letter.
About Us
Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where required.
Some of our staff benefits include:
1. Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.
2. Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living Expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.
3. Extensive health and wellbeing program with weekly events.
4. Flexible work options and hybrid working.
5. Reward and recognition program.
6. Professional development opportunities including access to unlimited online training with LinkedIn Learning.
7. Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.
8. Access to Corporate Health Insurance.
9. Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.
How to apply
If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.
Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the "About You" section above.
Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to
Contact Name: Gina Arena
Contact Email:
Closing Date: 20/02/2025 - We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.
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