Your new role:
As an Advanced Health Worker - Post Disaster Recovery, you will play a vital role in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities on their recovery journey following disaster events. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver culturally safe care, strengthen community resilience and promote healing through connection to culture, Country and community.
In this role you will:
Deliver culturally safe primary healthcare and psychosocial recovery support to First Nations communities.
Partner with community members, leaders and service providers to strengthen recovery and resilience.
Support individuals and families to navigate healthcare and recovery services.
Contribute to education, community programs and quality improvement initiatives that promote long-term wellbeing.
This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered.
About you:
You're a passionate Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker who is committed to improving health outcomes and strengthening the wellbeing of First Nations communities. You build trusted relationships, value cultural knowledge and enjoy working collaboratively to make a positive difference.
You will bring:
Strong knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, community protocols and culturally safe healthcare.
Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and with community stakeholders.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage individuals, families and communities.
A genuine commitment to promoting emotional wellbeing, disaster recovery and community resilience.
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What we can offer you:
We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About us:
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.
We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
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