Senior Aboriginal Health Worker

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Site Negotiable within Eurobodalla and Queanbeyan region

Position Classification: Aboriginal Health Worker Senior

Remuneration: $ $97261 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ607629

Applications Close: 28 September 2025

Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

About the Service

Aboriginal Health Worker – Champion Culturally Safe Care in Our Community

Are you passionate about supporting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

At Southern our Aboriginal Health Workers play a vital role in bridging cultural connections, advocating for patients, and delivering culturally safe health services across our rural community. Join us to help improve health outcomes and strengthen community wellbeing.

Make a meaningful difference by supporting your community's health and cultural wellbeing.

Support for

• Applicants for this position may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
• Working within SNSWLHD
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Salary packaging options
• Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
• A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
• Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government

What you'll be doing

The Senior Aboriginal Health Worker, Palliative Care position will work to ensure Aboriginal people approaching the

end of their lives, their carers and families, have access to appropriate palliative and end-of-life support across the

continuum of care, from diagnosis of a life limiting illness to death and into bereavement.

The role will provide non-clinical services including cultural and medical advocacy and will promote respectful and culturally appropriate palliative and end-of life-care for Aboriginal people, through working collaboratively with clinicians, community-based service providers, patients and families.

Selection Criteria

• This is an Identified Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identify as an Aboriginal person and be accepted in the community as such. Exemption is claimed under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
• Relevant qualifications relating to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care, including but not limited to Certificate IV in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care and/or relevant experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal people in relation to illness, grief and loss and Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead the development of culturally safe environments for Aboriginal patients and their families within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated understanding of advance care planning and palliative care, and ability to transfer this understanding in a culturally appropriate way for aboriginal people.
• Effective interpersonal skills, problem solving skills and personal resilience, with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across a range of health and community settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the use of information technology systems.
• Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team.

Information for applicants

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

At Southern NSW Local Health District, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport.

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