Aboriginal Health Worker

Job Description:

• Role title: Aboriginal Health Worker

• Role type: Permanent full time

• Department and location: Aboriginal Health Unit St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst

• Salary: $62512.70 $86894.80 super salary packaging

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest notforprofit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the role

Reporting to the Aboriginal Health Unit Manager you will be an integral member of a passionate team focused on providing culturally sensitive and excellent service to Aboriginal patients and their families.

• Support Aboriginal patients primarily in the acute and subacute settings at the hospital

• Assist staff to provide culturally safe and respectful care to Aboriginal patients and families

• Liaise with key community organisations particularly Aboriginal Community groups and services

• Contribute to achieving the outcomes of the Aboriginal health plan & national reconciliation action plan

About you

• Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent

• Experience in engaging with Aboriginal people in a health care setting

• Able to undertake regular afternoon shifts

• Willingness to work toward a certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice)

• Have a qualification in Aboriginal Health/Education Social Work Psychology Nursing Welfare or equivalent. This is desirable rather than mandatory

Why work at St Vincents

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most atrisk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary taxfree

• Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincents hospital Darlinghurst.

• A busy innercity hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for atrisk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located oncampus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation bone marrow transplantation cardiology cancer care AIDS/HIV respiratory medicine mental health homeless health drug & alcohol services and correctional health

Preemployment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all rolerequired preemployment checks including relevant immunisations.

Identified role

St Vincents is committed to delivering on our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan and Closing the Gap on health and wellbeing disparities amongst First Nations Australians.

This role is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 23 May 2025. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as the application window may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with the role.

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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