Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: 114251 - 134809 full time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ665015
Location: Network
Applications Close: Midnight on 15 June 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Karen Beetson on [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
Are you passionate about cultural safety, education, and making a real difference in healthcare?
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) is seeking a dedicated Aboriginal Cultural Capability Educator (Identified position) to help lead and inspire a culturally capable and inclusive workforce.
As a valued member of the Aboriginal Health Directorate, you will play a pivotal role in bringing our Cultural Safety Framework to life. This is your opportunity to influence change, empower staff, and ensure culturally safe experiences for Aboriginal patients, families, and colleagues.
Your role includes:
- Leading the implementation of cultural safety initiatives across SCHN
- Designing, delivering, and evaluating engaging learning programs that strengthen cultural capability
- Facilitating the Respecting the Difference mandatory training for all staff
- Supporting teams in embedding cultural learning into everyday practice and interactions
- Collaborating closely with managers and clinical leaders to drive culturally safe care
- Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on learning outcomes to ensure continuous improvement
You will report directly to the Director of Aboriginal Health and work in partnership with the Associate Director, Education and Training, while building strong relationships with managers and clinical directors across the network.
What you'll be doing
The Aboriginal Cultural Capability Educator is a member of the Aboriginal Health Directorate and is primarily responsible for supporting the implementation of the cultural safety framework, with a focus on developing a culturally capable and inclusive workforce within SCHN. This includes the facilitation, evaluation and reporting on learning outcomes for all staff. This role is also responsible for delivering the Respecting the Difference mandatory training, and supporting staff in embedding the learnings into day-to-day practise and interactions with Aboriginal colleagues, as well as Aboriginal patients and families.
Reporting to the Director of Aboriginal Health (and in collaboration with the Associate Director, Education and Training) the Aboriginal Cultural Capability Educator also works closely with managers and clinical directors to support cultural safe practices in their respective areas.
The Aboriginal Cultural Capability Educator will be integral to the development and rollout of other key internal and external learning solutions for employees within SCHN.
Additional Benefits (for eligible employees): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
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This is an identified Aboriginal position. Therefore, applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and identify and be accepted as such in their local communities. SCHN considers that being Aboriginal is a genuine occupational qualification under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). State your lived experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, including your connection to community, family and Culture.
