Store Nutritionist

Are you ready to embark on a career journey that offers professional growth working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote communities and related networks and deliver a meaningful impact? Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) seeks a dedicated individual to fill the fixed term role of Store Nutritionist.

As a critical team member, you will be at the heart of our support services function in the Torres Strait, Northern Peninsula Area, and remote Aboriginal communities. Operating in 31 retail stores across remote locations, CEQ ensures access to quality fresh food, groceries, and essential services like fuel, gas, and ATM facilities. Your role will be based in the busy and culturally diverse Cairns Support Office.

It really needs you to be enthusiastic about making a difference and ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that aligns with your values (ours is "Caring, every day, always") and aspirations. If so, we invite you to join us at Community Enterprise Queensland. To take this step in your exciting career journeying, apply for this role.

About the role

Are you ready for a travelling role where you can have a tangible impact on public health nutrition outcomes and work alongside First Nations remote communities?

Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) is seeking a passionate Store Nutritionist to join our Nutrition & Health team. Based in Cairns, this unique role offers the opportunity to travel regularly to the Torres Strait Islands and remote mainland communities across North Queensland, working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members and community to create healthier food environments.

You'll play a key role in the exciting new First Nations Nutrition Workforce Program, funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA), to develop and deliver healthy retail strategies to support healthier food environment in community stores.

Partnering with a cross-cultural, geographically dispersed team from Cairns to Cape York Peninsula, Gulf of Carpentaria, North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands, the Program Support Officer contributes to fostering a positive, efficient, and people?centered workplace culture and will work in alignment with the CEQ vision and values and playing an integral role in ensuring the ongoing success and reputation of CEQ as an employer of choice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include (other duties may be assigned):

• Travel to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in North Queensland to operationalise the Nutrition and Health Strategy 2023-2027.
• Deliver targeted nutrition training to First Nations team members employed in the Good Food People (GFP) program.
• Mentor First Nations GFP trainees.
• Conduct regular assessments of healthy store environments.
• Provide practical, expert advice on nutrition.
• Prepare reports and monitor key performance indicators relevant to the Nutrition & Health Strategy 2023-2027 and Nutrition Workforce Program.
• Collaborate with other CEQ departments and team members to build nutrition capacity and support nutrition policy compliance in order to deliver healthy changes to food range, store layout, planograms, promotions, and ready-to-eat food.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with community agencies, local health organisations, and nutrition teams to promote healthier choices.
• Support the implementation and evaluation of the CEQ Healthy Ways health promotion campaign and local in?store promotions, including cooking demonstrations, taste?testing, and the development of menus and recipes that use readily available products.
• Develop digital communication and health promotion materials to support healthy messaging.
• Work collaboratively within the nutrition team and provide peer support to the First Nations Nutrition Cadet and other team members.
• Monitor workplace health and safety to ensure staff safety and a safe working environment.
• Other reasonable duties as requested by Senior Leadership in the Office of CEO.

Essential Requirements

• A degree in Nutrition Science and/or Dietetics (mandatory).
• Experience in public health nutrition, ideally with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Willingness to undertake regular travel and work across remote and regional communities.
• Strong communication skills across diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural team environment.
• Passion for mentoring and building capacity in others.
• Current Criminal History check (no more than 3 months old).

Desirable Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in Public Health, experience in remote regions, training roles, or retail/food service.

Our Culture

CEQ promote an honest, progressive, collaborate, respectful and inclusive teamwork environment throughout the establishment, culturing diversity and growth within the workforce.

Our key benefits:

• 4 weeks annual leave & 17.5% leave loading
• Ability to Salary Sacrifice up to $15,900.00 p.a. (meals & entertainment options)
• Employee assistance program (counselling & support services) available
• Workplace health and wellbeing initiatives.

Applications

Applications close 5pm Friday, 11 September 2026.

To apply for this career opportunity please click apply via Seek and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter. We reserve the right to close the position earlier than stated.

First Nations applicants are encouraged to apply.