Aboriginal Health Worker Community Engagement Lead Karitane
3 weeks ago
We are seeking an experienced Senior Aboriginal Health Worker to fill the role of Community Engagement Lead at Karitane. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, stakeholders, and communities across NSW.
About the Role
- Provide specialist support to engage, develop, and strengthen relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, stakeholders, and communities across NSW.
- Support the Executive team in organisational strategic directions, including strategic workforce and service planning, program implementation, and evaluation.
- Support and strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce across services, in alignment with the NSW Aboriginal Health Plan 2024-2034 and the Karitane Innovative Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
- Work with teams and clinical staff to support First Nations families to provide person-centred care that is culturally safe from the point of referral and across all Karitane primary, secondary, and tertiary settings.
About Us
Karitane is a dynamic and innovative not-for-profit health organisation and registered charity providing early parenting services. We support families with children from birth to 5 years of age through building parenting capacity, enhancing parent-child relationships, and strengthening a family's connections with supports in their community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, support, and advice to First Nations staff, the Executive Team, and the Board to provide culturally safer services, programs, and working environments for all First Nations people.
- Collaborate with healthcare workers to ensure culturally appropriate care and strengthen relationships.
- Advocate for First Nations children and families from diverse backgrounds across Karitane.
- Assist in the development of engagement strategies for First Nations people, taking a lead role in supporting cross-sector collaboration for better health outcomes for First Nations children and families.
- Promote Karitane services and support partnerships with key Aboriginal Health Services and community stakeholders.
Selection Criteria:
- This is an Identified Aboriginal Position. Applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures, and have established links with their local Aboriginal community.
- Relevant qualifications in health, health-related, or community services discipline and/or relevant experience in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Established connections to local First Nations communities, understanding First Nations cultures, traditions, and protocols.
- Experience working with Aboriginal communities in healthcare or social services.
- Proven capacity to provide leadership to respond to the health and social needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Strong knowledge, connection, and understanding of Aboriginal health services, Aboriginal organisations, and other relevant and culturally safe services.
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