Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Educator (Identified)

NIT; Mount Isa City; Hybrid; AUD 132,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual isolation bonus (AUD$)?

Air travel allowances

Recreation leave

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa seeks an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Educator (Identified) to provide senior education and workforce development leadership across multiple services, designing, delivering and evaluating education programs.

You will mentor staff, assess learning needs, and build partnerships with ATSI health leaders to align education with statewide priorities.

Qualifications

• Senior Educator leadership experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce development.
• Ability to design, deliver and evaluate education programs.
• Strong mentoring and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior education and workforce development leadership across multiple Hospital and Health Services.
• Design, deliver and evaluate contemporary education programs and identify learning needs.
• Mentor staff to support full scope of practice and build careers.
• Establish partnerships with ATSI health leaders and align education with priorities.

Job description

Position Title: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Educator (Identified)

Location: Mount Isa

Remuneration: $131,892 - $146,314 per annum

Lead, Educate and Inspire the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce!

Join North West Hospital and Health Service as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Educator and use your clinical, cultural and educational expertise to strengthen workforce capability. This is an opportunity to lead innovative professional development, mentor and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and help build culturally safe practice, leadership and career pathways across rural and remote Queensland.

About the role

As the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Educator, you will provide senior education and workforce development leadership across multiple Hospital and Health Services, working closely with the Office of the Chief Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and local stakeholders. You will design, deliver and evaluate contemporary education programs, identify workforce learning needs and provide professional, clinical and cultural mentoring to support staff to work to their full scope of practice.

Provide expert advice, mentoring and supervision to support workforce capability, leadership and professional development.

Conduct learning needs analyses and competency assessments to identify workforce priorities and develop targeted training plans.

Build strong partnerships with educators, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health leaders and other stakeholders to align education with statewide priorities and local workforce needs.

Working with us

For 1 year will get you anisolation bonusof AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085... and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (pro rata for part time employees).

In your downtime,we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your Recreation leave.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements

To perform this role, it is essential that the person who holds the position be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 that applicants are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.

Successfully completed an approved Diploma (AQF level 5) qualification in an eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce stream profession/role.

Completion of a relevant post graduate education qualification or Certificate IV Training and Assessment.

Any successful applicant who does not hold an approved Diploma (AQF level 5) qualification will be appointed for a fixed term, subject to engaging and participating in a learning agreement to obtain the required qualification(s) with essential level support under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scheme.

C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History / Blue Card checks.

This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.

A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Affectionately known as the 'oasis of the outback', Mount Isa represents over 50 nationalities which give the city a unique cosmopolitan flavour. People enjoy living in this modern community, with restaurants, excellent health care, shopping, churches, clubs, service clubs and social activities. You will love the yearly carnival of festivities and celebrations including the Mount Isa Rodeo.

The National Indigenous Times acknowledges and pays respect to past and present Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation. We recognise Aboriginal Community's continuing connection to their lands, waters and stories and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.