Job Summary
- $90,688.00 to $100,488.00 per annum
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 26th Apr 2024
- Regional NT > Alice Springs & Central Australia
3 days left to apply
For 10 years, Desert Support Services Pty Ltd (DSS) has achieved outcomes for the Traditional Owners of the Central Desert region of Western Australia. We help our clients work on their Country to maintain culture and keep Country healthy.
DSS is currently seeking a talented and committed Kiwirrkurra Junior Ranger Coordinator to lead an exciting new project aimed at supporting the development of Kiwirrkurra young people. Working closely with the existing highly successful adult Ranger program, Kiwirrkurra School and Indigenous Mentors, the role will mentor and support secondary school students to engage in culture, country and education, and to facilitate employment opportunities after school.
This role is an exceptional opportunity to work with Traditional Owners, Rangers and young people in a well-supported, high achieving and well-regarded program with established partnerships, funding and projects. This is a chance to create long-lasting social and ecological impact in a unique part of the desert. The work will be wide-ranging and challenging, and will include intergenerational transfer of cultural knowledge, bringing the classroom into the outdoors via a range of on-country Ranger activities such as fire management, threatened species protection etc, facilitating delivery of accredited VET training and more.
Check out this video for a taste of what the role could include:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKdvaMUIm0Y
The role requires you to work in Kiwirrkurra community and remotely in the field for extended periods during the field season (roughly March to November).
An attractive salary package with significant benefits including 4 weeks’ annual leave, paid Christmas shutdown, relocation assistance, leave loading, regional allowance (if relevant), TOIL system and salary sacrifice will be offered to the successful candidate.
How do you apply for this unique position that offers an opportunity to work in a supported, progressive, rewarding and hands-on environment?
To understand this opportunity in more detail, contact Dannica Shultz on 0418 841 652. Or for questions on the application process please email HR at [email protected].
Please note: You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found. Only suitable candidates will be considered and contacted if short listed immediately.
Unsolicited resumes and contact from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
All applications will be treated strictly confidential. Only applicants who have progressed to shortlisting will be contacted.
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.
3 days left to apply