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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liaison and Administration Officer
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hub plays an important role in providing care navigation, advocacy, and clinical, cultural, social, emotional and wellbeing support to patients, their families and communities across the Canberra Health Network.

The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting the effective day-to-day operations of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hub and its service streams. You will provide high-quality administrative and coordination support to the Manager and team, including diary and calendar management, credentialling administration, office management, secretariat support, correspondence management, data collection, support for health promotion activities and events, policy and procedure development, and reporting. The position will also contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service reporting.

In addition, the role will support the development and strengthening of relationships with internal and external stakeholders, consumers, service providers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, ensuring effective communication and collaboration to support service delivery and divisional priorities.





Working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Hub staff, the successful applicant may assist in providing culturally informed support to patients and their families. This includes contributing to care planning, promoting cultural safety and security, facilitating access to early intervention services, assisting with cultural and clinical communication and interpretation, and providing feedback to inform the review of policies, procedures and practices affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The role requires a adaptable and responsive approach, with the ability to work across a range of services and locations, engage respectfully with local and interstate communities and stakeholders, and contribute to the delivery of culturally safe, inclusive and connected care that improves health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This is an Identified position in accordance with Section 27(4) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and is only open to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander lived experience and cultural capability is considered essential and therefore confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage may be requested.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

- Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking)



Act 2011 is required.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Provide Confirmation of Aboriginality.

Note: This is a temporary position available 11 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website .

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .

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