• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
  
• Position Classification: Aboriginal Health Worker
  
• Remuneration: $1,063.50 to $1,566.37 per week
  
• Hours Per Week: 38
  
• Requisition ID: REQ276545

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.

An applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti Discrimination Act 1977.

Where you'll be working

Central Coast Local Health District is the largest employer and healthcare provider on the Central Coast. We are committed to providing our staff with a happy, healthy and rewarding workplace. We encourage and support professional development and community engagement. With two acute hospitals, two sub-acute hospitals and eight community health centres we provide the most comprehensive medical service in the region.

As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

Our district covers a diverse landscape and demographic experience, from thriving urban centres to quiet beachside villages. The Central Coast can offer you a career unlike anywhere else as we straddle the line between metropolitan and rural, giving you a truly comprehensive and unique work experience that will serve you for your whole career.

What you'll be doing

The position sits within the Central Coast Mental Health Service (CCMHS) and plays a key role in the delivery of services provided by the Aboriginal Mental Health Team (AMHT). This position is responsible for providing cultural consultation to consumers of CCLHD mental health services. This includes consumers who are both inpatients and living in the community.

The AMHT provides support to CCLHD mental health clinicians to assist in ensuring the services that are provided are responsive to the social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal people. This includes providing input and advice to clinical staff regarding the impact of trauma and colonisation including the loss of connection to culture, identity, community or family.

Working from a Social and Emotional Wellbeing framework, this role will support engagement with cultural, family and kinship groups, provide advocacy for the needs of Aboriginal consumers, while working across clinical teams.

The AMHT is also supported by a medical workforce.

Selection Criteria:

• Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander descent (Section 14D of the Anti-Discrimination Act).
• Minimum Tertiary Qualifications in Health, Counselling, Community Welfare, Social Work or work experience deemed relevant by the employer. Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture, and the social and emotional issues experienced by Aboriginal people.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated skill in providing culturally appropriate mental health assessment, treatment, support and advocacy.
• High level interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience in working in collaboration and partnership with multiple agencies in order to deliver holistic care.
• Ability to provide advice to clinical staff, families and carers regarding the mental health needs of Aboriginal people.
• Current unrestricted NSW Drivers Licence.
• Demonstrated understanding of how the District is Caring for the Coast and how this role would contribute.

Need more information?

Please see the Position Description attached below. 

Alternatively, you can find out more about applying for this position here.

For role related queries or questions contact Lisa Hamilton on 4394 7822 or email: [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Consultant enquiry via EthicalJobs.

You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.