Please note: This is an Aboriginal Designated Position, classified under ‘special measures’ of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.

About BDAC

BDAC is an ACCO (Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation) registered as a member under the umbrella of VACCHO (Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation) and represented nationally through NACCHO (National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation).

BDAC was founded to represent and provide services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on Djaara Country.

BDAC has a responsibility to ensure growth of services, development of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, better and improved health outcomes for our people, improved quality of life and be a lead agency in providing self-determination employment and career pathways for Aboriginal people.

What We Are Offering

• Duration of role until 30 June 2025 with the possibility of extension
• Part Time 0.8 FTE or Full Time
• SCHADS Level 5.1
• Access to Salary Packaging
• 11.5% Superannuation
• Supportive work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Co-located between The Orange Door and Prouses Road site

About the Position

The Cultural Safety Project Worker role will be responsible for facilitating activities to support embedding Cultural Safety across The Orange Door network that is localised. The Cultural Safety Project Worker will work in close partnership with the statewide coordinator, Orange Door Hub Manager, Hub Leadership Group, Operations Hub Leadership Group, Aboriginal Advisory Group and the Aboriginal Hub Practitioners.

Key Responsibilities

The Cultural Safety Project Worker must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

The role of the Cultural Safety Project Worker will be to:

• Engage with the statewide coordinator through project induction, communities of practice, train the trainer program and contribute to the statewide network of Cultural Safety project workers- this creates a consistent application of the project deliverables across the State
• Engage and support the Aboriginal Advisory Group to determine their role in this project
• Support the localisation of training, to reflect local communities, their histories and Cultures
• Deliver Cultural Safety training to all staff in their local Orange Door and/or identify with the support of the statewide coordinator an alternative facilitator to deliver this training
• Identify issues and provide feedback to the Orange Door Hub Manager or the Hub Leadership Group
• Lead and facilitate the Cultural Safety assessment and action planning process alongside Hub Leadership Group/ Operations Hub Leadership Group. This may involve convening dedicated Cultural Safety assessment and planning workshops with these groups
• Support the activities of BDAC’s internal and external training calendar.

About You

• Strong facilitation skills in training and workshop delivery
• Strong story-telling skills
• Strong understanding and ability to share local Aboriginal history and Culture
• Strong understanding of the mechanisms for embedding Culture as a healing and protective factor
• Strong understanding of intergenerational trauma and how to apply an intersectional lens in a family violence context to create Culturally Safe service responses
• Ability to deliver projects, including planning, reporting and supporting governance

Preferred / Desired / Mandatory Education, Training and/or Competencies

• Qualifications in Training and Assessment would be highly recognised. A willingness to complete qualifications, with BDAC support will be preferred.
• Experience in Community Services and Family Violence support preferred but not mandatory.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like the role for you then click on the link below and apply by attaching your CV and a cover letter detailing how you suit the role.

Mandatory Requirements

Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (Police check, reference check and Working with Children's Check) will be completed prior to the candidate’s employment being confirmed.

For more information about this position please see the Position Description or contact our human resources team on (03) 5442 4947 or send an email through to [email protected] using the subject line: Cultural Safety Project Worker (Identified Position) - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note: This is an Aboriginal Designated Position, classified under ‘special measures’ of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.