Shooting Stars Program Assistant: Hedland

About Us

Shooting Stars is a school-based education engagement program for Aboriginal girls and young women. Founded in 2015, Shooting Stars is the primary initiative of Glass Jar Australia, a not-for-profit organisation that comes under the wider umbrella of Netball WA.

Now based within 22 schools across Western Australia and South Australia, Shooting Stars reaches over 1,200 girls and young women, building confidence, cultural identity, and positive connections through engagement activities, health and wellbeing sessions and enrichment programs. The team of staff, most of whom are Aboriginal women, walk alongside the Shooting Stars participants throughout their schooling journeys, while offering support, advocacy, and guidance to ensure they are empowered to make informed decisions and drive their own futures. 

Shooting Stars vision: Empowered Aboriginal girls and women.

Shooting Stars purpose: Empower people and communities, stay true to the Shooting Stars Way, and challenge the status quo.

Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the Program Assistant will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of the Shooting Stars program with the primary aim of increasing overall, school engagement, participation, and empowerment of female students.

Role and Responsibilities:

The Shooting Stars Program Assistant is responsible to support the Program Coordinator to deliver the Shooting Stars program – in this case, Hedland, with support from the broader Shooting Stars team. The responsibilities of a Shooting Stars Program Assistant are:

• To assist the Program Coordinator to deliver the Shooting Stars program including all activities (advocacy and support for participants, engagement activities, rewards, health and wellbeing sessions, and yarning circles), evaluation (attendance data collection and analysis, writing case studies, yarning circles), and marketing (Facebook and school newsletter updates).

• To develop supportive relationships with Shooting Stars participants.

• To work collaboratively and foster relationships with Shooting Stars staff, school staff, community stakeholders, and other service providers.

• To assist the Program Coordinator to actively engage families, community members, stakeholders, and other service providers in program delivery e.g., through events, health and wellbeing sessions, and rewards.

• To represent Shooting Stars with pride and to role model respect and success within their community.

Qualifications and criteria:

We have a strong workplace culture. Our first criterion is that the Program Assistant's attitudes and values align with our mission and workplace culture. Our core values are Respect, Integrity, and Heart. We strive together so that we rise together. At Shooting Stars, we believe that by empowering women, we empower communities. We are looking for someone who:

• Is excited to learn, grow and take on new challenges;

• Is motivated to make positive changes in their community;

• Enjoys working with young people, especially girls and young women;

• Understands the responsibilities of being a role model; and

• Is a team player.

Our other essential criteria include:

• Experience coaching/engaging/teaching/mentoring young people;

• Capable of planning and prioritizing work;

• Competent in the use of Information Technology;

• Excellent communication skills and ability to elicit cooperation from, and work with, a diverse group of people/stakeholders;

• Ability to work independently and part of a broader team;

• Preparedness to be flexible in respect to work hours and intrastate travel;

• A current "C" class WA driver's licence;

• Working with Children Check;

• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check Clearance (NCCHS); and

• Education Department Screening Number (SCN Number).

A competitive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful candidate dependent on level of experience.

How to Apply: To be considered for this role, please include a cover letter and resume with your application and apply for the role via the Shooting Stars or Netball WA website. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the position description, or have any queries about this role, please email us at

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.