Environmental Health Officer

Your Role 

Your Army unit is preparing to deploy to assist a community in need as part of a disaster relief deployment. As part of the workplace health strategy plan, you will be critical to the success of this humanitarian mission, briniging your expertise and skills to the table to help protect from poor saitation, pests, untreated water and disease. 

As an Environmetnal Health Manager in the Army Reserve, you will play a key role as a member of the health strategy team. You will provide essential support to command teams in barracks, out field and on operations to help maintain the health of the Australian Army. 

You will plan, coordinate and execute health strategies that may include: 

• Water supplies 
• Food safety 
• Sanitary facilities 
• Waste management 
• Pest eradication 
• Disease control  

Occupational Health and Safety will also form part of your remit, as will training and mentoring Environmental Health Teams. One of the most rewarding elements of this part-time job is providing advice and services in support of disaster preparedness and recovery; and a key role will be liaison and cooperation with civilian authorities. 

If you’re a passionate Environmental Health professional ready to take on an exciting part-time challenge, this could be the perfect accompaniment to your full-time career. 

Boost Your Income 

The pay you receive in the Army Reserve goes straight into your pocket with no deductions for tax, and it increases as you gain seniority and experience.  

On completion of military and initial employment training your rate worth at least $233/day tax-free. 

Additional amounts are paid for time spent on exercises and deployments. 

Life in the Army Reserve 

Thousands of men and women enjoy part-time roles with the Army Reserve, operating alongside full-time Army personnel. The only difference is that your commitment is flexible.  

Initial training length will vary based on your chosen role, after which you will normally be expected to serve between 20 and 100 days a year. This could involve one night a week, one weekend a month or a few weeks a year.   

We do our best to make sure this fits in with your work and family commitments; and deployments are voluntary so if you choose to stay local, there are plenty of ways to make a difference closer to home. And with no minimum period of service, you can leave the Army Reserve whenever you like. 

Apply Now 

For this role, you must have successfully completed a three year degree in Environmental Health or hold a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health and must also be eligible to hold membership with Environmental Health Australia (EHA). 

Two years work experience practising as an Environmental Health Officer is essential. 

Click the APPLY button if you think you have what it takes to become an Army Reserve Environmental Health Manager and we’ll get in contact with you shortly. 

For more information, get in touch with our Specialist Health Recruitment team member Rosalie Oblena on 02 8831 2*** or email your interest to ************@dfr.com.au. 

To view the full position description and learn more about life in the Army Reserve, click here.