Aboriginal Liaison Officer

3 weeks ago

Maitland, Australia SA Government -SA HEALTH Full time

**SA Health**

**Job reference**: 839935

**Location**: 5573 - MAITLAND

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Maitland**:

- **Salary $66,590 - $70,968 p.a. - Ongoing Full Time - ASO3**:

- **Applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply**

**Overview**

The Aboriginal Liaison Officer position is the only Aboriginal Liaison position for the Yorke Peninsula area within Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN).
- The Aboriginal Liaison Officer is responsible for acting as a cultural broker assisting Aboriginal clients to access appropriate services and assisting these services to meet the needs of Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal Liaison Officer will follow up Aboriginal Health Service clients with home and hospital visits, if appropriate and with client approval, to provide a continuum of health care until the community member is restored to maximum level of health and social and cultural wellbeing in their community of choice.

In this role you will:

- Meet where possible with all Aboriginal patients who choose to be seen by the Liaison Worker,
- Contribute to a two-way understanding of the need to balance Aboriginal cultural needs and Health Service needs with effective communication between all parties,
- Contribute to effective and appropriate communication between Aboriginal hospital inpatients and outpatients and health staff by facilitating the provision of an appropriate interpreter when required,
- Develop partnerships with the members of the Wallaroo and Maitland hospital health staff Aboriginal Health Advisory group, the Aboriginal Community, and other relevant people,
- Working with Aboriginal people and their families, using a range of models in assessment and intervention.

In this role you will be liaising with clients and staff from different communities. You will require a solid understanding of a liaison role as a conduit between services.

**Eligibility to Apply**

You must identify as Aboriginal or Torrens Strait Islander or both, and have the ability to communicate effectively (interpersonal, verbal and written) with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, developing networks for the benefit of the organization and client base. You will also be able to liaise and negotiate with Aboriginal persons, health service providers and relevant agencies to encourage cooperation and participation in activities associated with service delivery.

YNLHN has determined that an exemption to prefer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants granted by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal of South Australia In accordance with Sections 30(1), 52(1) and 103 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 only applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage is considered essential and therefore a Confirmation of Aboriginality may be requested

**More Important Information**

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

Yorke and Northern LHN - We care for you

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In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

**Check(s)**
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref**:839935.**

**Enquiries**

Gail Marshall
Team Leader Aboriginal Health
Phone: 8825 2690

**Application Closing Date**

8 December 2023 - 11.55PM

**Attachments**

839935 Aboriginal Liaison Officer Job Pack.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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