Aboriginal Health Worker - Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service (AMIHS)
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- Aboriginal Health Worker
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- REQ109233 Requisition #
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- May 23, 2019 Post Date
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria
- Be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent pursuant to Section 14 (d) of the Anti-discrimination Act 1977.
- Be a female, pursuant to Section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
- Hold a minimum Certificate III Aboriginal Primary Health Care.
- Understanding of the following factors and how they influence Aboriginal people, their cultural understanding of health issues and their health outcomes; Australian history, socio economic influences, the complexities of chronic disease and preventable lifestyle illness.
- Knowledge or experience working in an Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service area.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team and effectively communicate and collaborate with others, including Aboriginal people and communities.
- Demonstrated capacity to plan, develop, deliver, document and evaluate health promotion and education initiatives and the ability to use computer programs, as required within this process (including capacity to learn relevant programs, including those for patient records and data reporting).
- Current NSW Drivers Licence with the ability to drive for work purposes.
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position
- For role related queries or questions contact Jane Keys on jane.keys@health.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6809 8600.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
If you are applying for a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2018_009. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
NSW Health follows the merit-based recruitment and selection process published in Policy Directive PD2017_040. To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. For guidance with the application process, please visit: http://bit.ly/WNSWLHDApplicationSupport.
Identified Role
This is an identified position in accordance with Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination
Act 1977. Aboriginal applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality in addition to
addressing the selection criteria. Applicants can upload their
Confirmation of Aboriginality as an attachment in their application.
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy
(AES) is working in partnership
with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply to this role. For more information
please contact Ashleigh Knight or Katelyn
Atkinson on (02) 6882 8100, ashleigh.knight@aes.org.au or katelyn.atkinson@aes.org.au at the Dubbo Western NSW Area Office. Alternatively, applicants
can visit our website http://bit.ly/WNSWLHDSteppingUp.
An eligibility list may be created from this recruitment for future temporary or permanent positions at the same level, with similar selection criteria.
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