Health and Wellbeing Worker - Caboolture

IUIH Institute for Urban Indigenous Health; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growing Our Own Opportunities

Weekly Staff Wellness activities

Gather and Grow yarns

Salary sacrifice option

Job summary

Health and Wellbeing Worker role in Caboolture with IUIH Institute for Urban Indigenous Health. Full time position focused on culturally responsive holistic primary health care and navigation for clients and families.

The role supports autonomy, education, and goal-driven planning within a multidisciplinary team to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes in our community.

Qualifications

• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person is essential.
• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children’s Check (QLD Blue Card).
• Current CPR Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming, empowering, and connecting clients and families to the service.
• Providing health and social determinant information and education.
• Work with clients in goal setting and prioritisation of health and social needs.
• Implementing plans in collaboration with the core multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Health education

Client navigation

Autonomy support

Job description

Health and Wellbeing Worker - Caboolture

Full time

20h ago , from IUIH Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

Join an Organisation dedicated to Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health

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

About us

Moreton ATSICHS operates a growing network of healthcare clinics for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our model of care provides holistic health and wellbeing services to support our Community across their lifespan. We bring together primary care, allied health, dental, mental health and wellbeing, maternity and early childhood, disability services, specialist services, and aged care as one team focused on clients’ individual needs and goals.

We are an integrated team working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our Community. Our network is growing across Caboolture, Morayfield, Strathpine, Deception Bay, and Margate – now there’s an opportunity for you to be part of a great team making a real difference in people’s lives.

About the role

As Health Wellbeing Worker, your role is the familiar face, connector point, and navigator for which Mob can ask for help and guidance in their autonomous access and use of culturally responsive holistic primary health care. Through their close connection with clients, families, and community; working alongside their Pod and using all clinic roles and additional services to their license, the HWW will achieve continuity of care and improving the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through:

• Welcoming, empowering, and connecting clients and families to (and back into) the service.
• Providing health and social determinant information and education to clients and families which promotes autonomy and choice.
• Work alongside clients and families in their goal setting and prioritisation of health and social needs.
• Implementing plans, based on goal setting, in collaboration with the core multidisciplinary team.

About you

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

• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children’s Check (QLD Blue Card).
• Current CPR Certificate.

What we offer

At IUIH we recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.

• At IUIH ‘Our Collectivity is Our Strength’.
• Work as a valued member of a multi-disciplinary team to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that invites applications from all people.
• Be part of Australia’s largest community controlled Aboriginal Health Service.
• Access to “Growing Our Own Opportunities” through in-house training and programs.
• Weekly Staff Wellness activities and all staff ‘Gather and Grow’ yarns and award ceremonies.
• Competitive salary plus salary sacrifices of $15,899

To find out more about our services, Community, and work life, visit moretonatsichs.org.au

Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally safe environments where children and young people are respected, heard, and protected against harm.