Aboriginal Advisor

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Forensicare Full time

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Forensicare

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Other, Strategic Management

Reference: 16162
- **Newly created role to support and implement improvement initiatives to enhance outcomes and experience for Aboriginal consumers.**:

- ** This role is open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only under the Special Measure Provision, Section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)**:

- ** Salary (HS8) $133,972 per annum plus super**:

- ** Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansions.**:

- ** Free On-site Parking**

With Victoria's Aboriginal community overrepresented in both the criminal justice and mental health systems, Forensicare's unique position at the nexus between bothprovides us a unique opportunity, and responsibility, to better understand and respond to the needs of Aboriginal consumers,communities, and workforce.We are committed to improving our cultural competency and working towards meaningful and sustainable outcomes in a culturally safe and responsive manner through genuine partnership and a commitment to the principle of self-determination.

**Job location**
- The position isprimarilylocated at our Corporate Office based at ThomasEmbling Hospital inFairfield, just 15 minutes north of thecity. However, as weare a state wide provider you may berequired, or wish, to work at other sites asappropriate.
- Flexible working arrangements are available, including hybrid workplace, ceremonialleave, and public holiday substitution.

**About the Role**:

- The Aboriginal Advisor, working alongside our Senior Aboriginal Advisor, supports the undertaking of corporate and strategic service development activities acrossForensicare.The position has a key role inassisting the Senior Aboriginal Advisor, in developing and implementing systemic improvements to enhance outcomes and experiences for Aboriginal consumers, communities and workforce. The position plays a supporting role in the development of service models, business cases,project and change management, and reviewing of new and existing models of care, through a cultural lens.

**Duties**:

- Advocate for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people across the business.
- Support the development of Forensicare's Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan.
- Provide strategic advice to the Senior Aboriginal Advisor on First Nations-related legislation, regulation & policy interpretation.
- Build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and negotiate with tact and diplomacy on difficult issues.
- Support the implementation of actions that deliver improved cultural capacity across the organisation.
- Develop, plan, manage and support/lead assigned projects, keeping culturally safe, person-centred care at the centre of service design and delivery.
- Provide guidance and advice on ensuring our environment is culturally safe.

**About You**:

- You are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
- You have knowledge of issues impacting on Aboriginal people and communities.?
- Experience in developing effective relationships and networks with Aboriginal people living in Victoria, using knowledge of cultural and communication sensitivities. ??
- Proven ability to problem solve, analyse and draw sound inferences from information available to propose, develop and implement workable solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

**What you need**:

- Demonstrated ability to prioritise competing tasks and meet competing deadlines.
- Project management experience, including ability to manage change successfully (desirable)
- Knowledge of the issues relevant to providing treatment and care to people with mental illness or intellectual disability (desirable)
- Knowledge of the criminal justice system and the issues surrounding over-representation of Aboriginal people within this system(desirable)

**A culture where people matter.**
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
- Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
- Salary Packaging Options available - Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
- A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
- Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
- Access to an employee assistance program - an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
- A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

**Eligibility**
- ** COVID19 (x3), Influenza and Immunisation requirements specific to position Infection Co

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