Ready for the role of a lifetime?
If you're an experienced performer who wants to make the world a better place and you're up for a real adventure, this is the best job in the world.
The Starlight Children's Foundation's Captain Starlights are extraordinary performers, who make extraordinary things happen.
As a superhero of fun, your role is to entertain and distract children from the pain and stress of illness, hospital and medical treatment.
Our programs are based on the model of social health which recognises that fun and play are important factors to overall health and wellbeing. Captain Starlight is central to that role.
Based in the Northern Territory as a part time position, this is a unique opportunity to experience life in some of the most spectacular and remote parts of the country while helping to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
A day in the life of Captain Starlight
Let your imagination soar. In the NT, Captain Starlights work their magic in the children's hospital in Darwin, engaging and entertaining kids and families through the power of performance.
Beyond Darwin, Captain Starlights take to the skies (in very small aircrafts!) visiting remote communities helping make health clinics more fun and less intimidating for kids.
The Captain Starlights have made a huge difference to the success of the paediatric remote clinics for Aboriginal children needing specialist review. They attract the kids into the clinic and keep them entertained whilst waiting. This has meant we have been able to see more children at these clinics.
The kids are happier and the clinics are transformed into fun places!
Dr Keith Edwards, Community Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Child Health at Flinders University
Cultivate your talent
Your performance talents are what you set you apart and we actively support you to continue to develop and hone your skills. The NT is an exciting place to be a performer with a local demand for theatre and live performance unmatched in major cities.
Incredible benefits include:
- Flexibility around your theatre & performance commitments
- Performance workshops with renowned industry professionals
- The chance to work alongside other actors & performers
- Opportunity to be paid to do what you love
Working as a Captain Starlight in the Northern Territory was a life changing experience... you get the opportunity to hone your skills as a performer everyday. It's just a great feeling knowing that you're helping.
Being paid to do what you love is so rare. But that's exactly what I found.
It's an incredible job.
Former Captain Starlight in the NT
About you
We don't want just anyone, we want the best!
We're looking for professional performers who can think on their feet and creatively engage kids through a range of performance crafts eg balloon making, face painting, magic, music, song and dance.
You'll have:
- Diverse range of entertainment (performance) expertise
- Experience working with children
- Excellent interpersonal communication and sensitivity
- Ability to work as part team
- Honesty and integrity
- Flexibility, energy and enthusiasm
Inspired to take the next steps for the role? Apply now!
If you have any questions, please email Nicola Darcy at nicola.darcy@starlight.org.auu.
Starlight's vision for reconciliation is to embed values of awareness, acknowledgement and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their culture within our organisation. We welcome applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We are committed to providing positive experiences in an environment that's caring, nurturing and safe. Successful applicants will therefore undertake a Working With Children Check and a National Police Check.
Starlight acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work, live and play.
