Advanced Health Worker - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Identified)

This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.

JOBS FOR MOB!

We're excited to welcome an Advanced Health Worker - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Identified) to our Child Health Service team on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Deliver a range of evidence-based interventions in a culturally safe, clinically competent, professional and effective manner including the provision of care coordination, intake assessments, cultural aspects of assessment and treatment plans, direct therapeutic interventions, referrals and cultural support.
• Establish trust and rapport with children, youth, families and community through strategies to assist in promoting growth, development and overall wellbeing.
• Provide support for maternal, children, young people and their families, inclusive of appropriate referrals, relevant delivery education, health literacy and using electronic patient management systems.
• Ability to manage own work with limited supervision through the use of planning and time management showing initiative and positive attitude.
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequities, and health issues to deliver informed, evidence based culturally appropriate care.

Remuneration value up to $72,790 p.a., comprising salary between $42.27 - $60.98 p/h., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HWF3). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here: https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/

"Under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community"