"Student Wellbeing Capability Lead (Health Promotion Coordinator)"

Part time, 21 hours per week (3 days) continuing position. Located on the Darlington campus.

Opportunity to combine my clinical insight with meaningful education and training design

Base Salary $112,628 - $122,702 (HEO7) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The University of Sydney is currently seeking a Student Wellbeing Capability Lead (Health Promotion Coordinator) to design, deliver and continuously improve health focused capability building programs that strengthen wellbeing, professional practice, and early intervention responses across our community.

Working within the Student Wellbeing and Student Life portfolio, this role blends clinical insight, educational design expertise, and training delivery, contributing to evidence informed health promotion and capability building initiatives. You will play a key part in designing and delivering high quality learning experiences, supporting health related placements, and ensuring program quality through assessment, co design, and coaching.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• design, deliver and evaluate evidence informed wellbeing, health promotion and capability building programs
• lead the development of training materials, learning resources and assessment approaches, ensuring high quality and accessible learning design
• deliver training sessions, workshops and development programs (including wellbeing, mental health, and early intervention focused topics)
• support and assess students, facilitators or trainees undertaking health related capability development, including placement related assessment where required
• collaborate with internal stakeholders, students and partners to co-design and improve initiatives
• contribute to continuous program evaluation and quality improvement
• support peer facilitator or educator training, coaching and debriefing
• maintain contemporary knowledge of health, wellbeing and capability building practice.

About you

• experience working in the health field
• strong capability in educational design, training delivery, and assessment
• experience developing learning resources, structured training or capability programs
• experience supporting or assessing learners, students or trainees in a health or wellbeing context
• the ability to translate clinical or health system knowledge into engaging learning experiences
• eligibility for registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. AHPRA)
• flexibility to undertake occasional client facing or clinically informed work where appropriate

Desirable:

• an allied health background, with experience practising in a clinical role
• experience in designing competency based assessment, placement oversight or clinical supervision
• experience working as both a clinician and an educator.

Note: Candidates with exceptional health educational design and training capability will be considered even without clinical experience.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Nicole Turle, Recruitment Operations by email to nicole.turle@sydney.edu.au

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Applications Close

Tuesday 07 April 2026 11:59 PM