Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, up to 38 hours per week, until 30/06/2028
Location: Ingleburn Community Health Centre
Position Classification: Aboriginal Health Worker
Remuneration: $1,198.03 - $1,731.68 per week
Requisition ID: REQ599314
Application Close Date: 31/08/2025
Interview Date Range: 03/09/2025 - 10/09/2025
Contact Details: Erin Nicoll – 04677 867 798 | Erin.Nicoll@health.nsw.gov.au & Richard Kelly - 0499 763 517 | Richard.Kelly@health.nsw.gov.au
️ In this role being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement, and is authorised by section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW). ️

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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The Aboriginal Health Worker (AHW) works as part of the Out of Home Care (OOHC) multidisciplinary team to ensure culturally responsive assessment and care coordination services for Aboriginal children. The position will be responsible for supporting engagement with clients and carers, ensuring identification and consideration of cultural needs as part of assessment, supporting clinicians to provide culturally responsive care and facilitating care coordination as part of the multidisciplinary team. OOHC sits within the Staying Safe in Community Directorate and contributes to the integration of Violence, Abuse and Neglect services in the district.
The objective of the position is to reduce the disadvantages experienced by Aboriginal Children and Young People who are in OOHC due to exposure to abuse, violence or neglect. This position will assist in improving access to health services and provide a coordinated journey through the Health System via care coordination and supporting the development of a health management plan.
SWSLHD is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities. All staff are expected to act as appropriate and effective role models, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with clients, care givers and employees.
Staying Safe in Community Directorate staff work within a trauma informed framework with an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma on children, young people and their families. The position will ensure, services are provided in a manner that is welcoming, safe and appropriate for all, including individuals, families and communities who have experienced trauma. By adopting a trauma-informed and family sensitive approach, health services can play a key part in identifying and meeting the needs of children, young people, individuals, families and communities who are vulnerable.