Aboriginal Health Worker

About ATSICHS Brisbane

ATSICHS Brisbane is a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organisation delivering on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan. We pride ourselves on providing health and human services, our way - supporting our people and community in our commitment to create a flourishing future and lasting legacy for them and their families.

ATSICHS Brisbane is committed to promoting the wellbeing, protection, and cultural safety of all children and young people. Our recruitment and screening practices reflect our zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and our dedication to creating culturally secure environments where children feel safe, respect, and empowered.

ATSICHS Brisbane is a member of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH).

See more at our website -  www.atsichsbrisbane.org.au

Role Functions Aboriginal Health Workermay perform a broad range of tasks including: maintaining health records acting as communicator and interpreter on behalf of clients and other health workers taking part in case management and follow up, either independently or with other health care providers providing health education to individual clients and health staff providing cultural education to people outside the cultural community providing life skills education, counselling and referral for crisis intervention in the community they serve providing input into the planning, development, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of all health programs in the community.

Essential: Certificate III in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Clinical Practice) Previous demonstrable experience in relevant Aboriginal health worker field. Demonstrated ability to meet targets and performance outcomes. Ability to support a continuous improvement model for achieving outcomes. Decisive listening, influencing and persuasive skills. Eligibility to apply for a Medicare provider number Working with Childrens Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply Desirable, but not mandatory: Minimum two (2) years experience in a Primary Health setting. Previous experience of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. Previous experience in a multidisciplinary health team. Previous experience in chronic disease management.