Join a progressive organisation delivering community-led programs with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.
Base Salary - $88,861 - $103,623 p.a.
Total Effective Package - $110,207 - $127,038 p.a.*
Full Time Permanent Contract
Aboriginal Identified position
About the role
The Health Project Facilitator works as a part of a multidisciplinary team facilitating or supporting targeted, and locally adapted health projects alongside Congress' Allied Health team. The culturally safe, holistic projects are individual or group-based and aim to empower communities/families to participate in healthy activities for improved health and wellbeing outcomes. Occasional remote travel and flexible work hours may be a requirement of the position.
* Is of Aboriginal descent; identifies as an Aboriginal person; and is accepted as an Aboriginal person by the Aboriginal community.
* Diploma in a Business/Community Service or relevant experience
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team maintaining professionalism, confidentiality and discretion and manage time effectively
* Proven experience or ability to provide training, mentoring, or support to others
* Ability to orientate and provide advice on cross-cultural information to clinical and non-clinical staff, ensuring cultural safety
* Excellent initiative, coordination and communication skills including the ability to communicate sensitively with a diverse range of people and within a cross cultural context
* Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations.
* (Desirable) Ability to speak one or more local Aboriginal languages
* (Desirable) Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal people in community and organisational settings
* (Desirable) Previous registration with AHPRA as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, or relevant experience in primary health care
What we offer:
Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:
* Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
* Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
* 6 weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
* A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
* Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.
Health Project Facilitator • Alice Springs, NT, AU
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