'Keeping Our Generations Growing Strong'

Wuchopperen is a Community Controlled Aboriginal Health Organisation providing holistic health care services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Cairns.

2x Full Time, Permanent Positions

Based in Cairns

Salary $82,045-$88,277

The Family Participation Convenor is to provide families at risk of involvement or involved with the child protection system the ability to lead the planning process for addressing child protection concerns for the family through Family Led Decision Making Meetings.

Benefits of working with Wuchopperen:

• Generous salary sacrifice benefits
• 5 Weeks annual leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Commitment to professional development
• 12% Superannuation Contribution

How to Apply:

Please apply at www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers***

 Applicants for the above position will:

• Provide a cover letter of no more than two pages, addressing the Core Capabilities in the Position Description
• Provide an Identified Reference
• Possess a current driver’s licence
• Hold a current Blue Card (for suitability to work with children and young people)
• Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (at least first 2 vaccinations plus one booster) and provide evidence

Applicants who do not address these requirements, will not be considered for shortlisting.

Note: Revised legislation requires applicants to hold a blue card prior to commencement. Refer to Qld Government’s Blue Card Services website for more information.

It is a condition of employment for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 (refer to Queensland Government Health Employment Directive No. 12/21). Evidence of vaccination must be provided with the application

 The above is an Identified position. It is a genuine occupational requirement that an Identified position be filled by an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander person, as permitted by and arguable under section 25, 104 and 105 of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act (1991).

For more information or to apply please go to:

www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers or contact Karen Salam, Manager Child Wellbeing on 07 4080 1014.

Closing date for applications:  5pm on Monday, 2 October 2023.

'Keeping Our Generations Growing Strong'

Wuchopperen is a Community Controlled Aboriginal Health Organisation providing holistic health care services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Cairns.

Full Time and Part Time Positions

Based in Cairns

A rewarding opportunity exists for Vocationally Registered General Practitioner to join Wuchopperen’s team of health professionals with the vision of improving quality of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Benefits of working with Wuchopperen:

• Monday to Friday, no weekends
• No on call requirement
• Attractive remuneration rate
• Generous salary sacrifice benefits
• 5 weeks Annual Leave entitlements
• 12% Superannuation Contribution
• Commitment to professional development

Applicants for the above position will:

• Hold current AHPRA registration
• Be eligible for a Medicare Provider number
• Demonstrate relevant experience and/or qualifications
• Hold Fellowship of ACRRM and / or RACGP Accreditation as a GP (Desirable)
• Possess a current driver’s licence
• Provide evidence of COVID Vaccination

How to apply:

For information about this position, or for a recruitment package, please refer to www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

'Keeping Our Generations Growing Strong'

Wuchopperen is a Community Controlled Aboriginal Health Organisation providing holistic health care services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Cairns.

Full Time, Fixed term until 30 June 2025

Based in Cairns

Salary $110,907 - $115,537

The Network Coordination Officer will work in the Culture Care Connect program which brings together key streams of suicide prevention, planning, coordination and activity across the network regions, including raising awareness, early prevention, crisis management and aftercare services.

The Network Coordination Officer is responsible for working with key stakeholders and community members to develop through a co-design approach to a Network Suicide Prevention Plan.

Benefits of working with Wuchopperen:

· Generous salary sacrifice benefits

· 5 Weeks annual leave

· 15 days personal leave

· Commitment to professional development

· 12% Superannuation Contribution

How to Apply:

To be eligible for interview, applicants must:

· Provide a cover letter of no more than two pages, addressing the Core Capabilities in the Position Description

· Provide an Identified Reference

· Hold a current Blue Card (for suitability to work with children and young people)

· Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (at least first 2 vaccinations plus one booster) and provide evidence

· Possess a current driver’s licence

Applicants who do not address these requirements, will not be considered for shortlisting.

Note: Revised legislation requires applicants to hold a blue card prior to commencement. Refer to Qld Government’s Blue Card Services website for more information.

It is a condition of employment for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 (refer to Queensland Government Health Employment Directive No. 12/21). Evidence of vaccination must be provided with the application

The above is an Identified position. It is a genuine occupational requirement that an Identified position be filled by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, as permitted by and arguable under section 25, 104 and 105 of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act (1991).

For more information or to apply please go to: www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers or contact Korrie Brown, Acting Manager, Allied Health on 7 4080 11580.

Closing date for applications: 5 pm on Monday, 16th October 2023.

Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service

Bringing Them Home Therapeutic Support Worker

• Casual position- 30 hours per week
• $30.39 per hour + casual loading + 11% superannuation
• This is an Aboriginal position requiring proof of identity.

AWAHS provides a wide range of services to the local communities including counselling support for Aboriginal people experiencing spiritual, emotional, and psychological pain.

This important role will provide services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been affected by the impact of past trauma, dispossession, separation of families, ongoing social disadvantage, racism, and other historical, social and cultural issues that impact on social and emotional wellbeing.

You'll play a crucial role in supporting the healing journey of individuals impacted by historical removal policies, especially those from the Stolen Generations. Your focus will be on understanding their unique needs and challenges and offering compassionate counselling and additional assistance to enhance their social and emotional well-being. Your work will prioritize the well-being of those who have endured these past injustices.

To be considered for the role, you will be able to demonstrate the following experience and abilities: 

• Experience with working with Aboriginal people in a Community service setting and/or qualifications in Counselling, community services or Mental Health at the Certificate IV level or higher.

• You should understand the challenges faced by the "Stolen Generations," which refers to Indigenous Australian children who were forcibly removed from their families.
• You must be skilled at working with Aboriginal clients in a comprehensive way, considering their physical, emotional, and social well-being.
• You should have experience in managing cases, which involves thinking critically and analytically.
• You must have practical experience in dealing with issues like child sexual abuse, family violence, and related psychological problems, using a client-focused and trauma-informed approach.
• Building strong relationships with clients and relevant partners is essential, so you should be good at engaging with people.

If you care deeply about making a meaningful difference in the lives of those navigating loss, grief, trauma, identity, and connection, we invite you to apply. Your empathy and experience can be a source of healing and delivering positive outcomes for our clients.

Please contact Chiquita Walsh for a Position Description or a confidential discussion.

Chiquita.walsh@awahs.com.au or phone 0414 713 430

Visit https://awahs.com.au/employment1/

Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service

Burraja Support Worker - Casual

• Hands on assistant at Wodonga’s leading cultural hub
• Assist in the delivery of Aboriginal cultural programs
• $40 per hour (casual) + superannuation + salary packaging

As the growing need arises for tailored cultural programs on the border an exciting opportunity exists for an experienced support worker to join the team at Burraja.

Burraja Indigenous Cultural Centre was established in 2002 as a place for connection, continuation of culture and education. In acknowledgement to the founders, we look to continue their legacy whilst celebrating the world’s oldest culture through connection, storytelling and program delivery that promotes wellbeing and community cohesion.

If you have a passion for working with community and have a hands on approach to assisting and developing cultural education programs in partnership with Traditional Owner’s, Elders and the broader community then this is the job for you.

We seek someone to:

• Assist the Burraja Coordinator with delivering programs and cultural education to groups including schools, organisations, businesses and other groups wanting to learn and gain a broader understanding and connection with the world’s oldest culture
• Work with and consult local community, Traditional Owners and Elders for guidance around the delivery cultural programs
• Promote Burraja to the wider community as premier cultural hub
• Support and empower program participants
• Represent Burraja positively and enthusiastically at all times

You will need:

• An outgoing positive personality with interest in your culture and heritage, and enthusiasm for listening to and learning culture from Traditional owners and Elders.
• Experience in working in Aboriginal programs, including evaluation, administration and report writing skills.
• Understanding and respect of local Aboriginal protocols
• Willingness to work in teams and be actively involved in a wide range of group activities.
• A commitment to community development and broad collaborative involvement in cultural programs
• Proof of Aboriginality, Driver’s licence, Police Check and Working With Children’s clearance. (NSW and Vic would be advantageous)

This is a rare opportunity to connect with community and to work for an organisation where culture and wellbeing is celebrated.

Please contact Chiquita on Chiquita.walsh@awahs.com.au or 0414 713430 for a Position Description or more information.

https://awahs.com.au/employment1/

The Opportunity

Do you have experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations or communities? Would you like to contribute to an impactful project and grow your public health research skills? Then this could be the role for you!

An exciting opportunity now exists for a Research Assistant to join Burnet. This role will support the implementation of the Eliminate hepatitis C (EC) Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy, which will support accessible hepatitis C care among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

In this role, you will:

• Provide operational and administrative assistance to the Aboriginal Health Strategy Program Manager
• Assist in the development of EC Australia knowledge translation publications and resources, including preparing briefs and presentations to disseminate evidence-based research and conference papers and website publications
• Support participant recruitment; data collection and analysis; literature searching, analysis, and synthesis; and report writing
• Contribute to the preparation and dissemination of progress reports and other project documentation, including relevant compliance and reporting to funding bodies.
• Support the development of outputs and publications to build sector capacity in hepatitis C within Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities, including but not limited to health promotion activities.
• Liaise with Aboriginal community-controlled organisations directly implementing hepatitis C activities to monitor implementation and collect evaluation-related data.

Refer to the attached position description for full details. This role is initially for a two-year period with possibility of extension. Time fraction is flexible (0.5 – 1.0) and we are happy to support a person already employed or currently undergoing education, work experience opportunities, traineeships within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector.

You will be provided with cultural supervision, ongoing training, and mentorship to help build your skills in public health, research, and project management!

Location is flexible!

Work from home or join us in the office, it’s up to you! While our head office is based in Melbourne, we are open to fully remote working (based anywhere in Australia) with occasional travel to Melbourne. Flexibility to manage your own working hours will also be provided.

Let’s talk about you

The following criteria are essential requirements:

• Must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations or communities
• Experience working in community health, social work, or related area
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including being able to manage multiple research-related tasks
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to engage professionally with stakeholders

The following experience is desirable but not essential:

• Bachelor Degree or Graduate Diploma in Health Science or Indigenous Health Studies or related discipline
• Demonstrated understanding of ethical principles underpinning research with marginalised populations
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suit and other database packages

This is a special measures role and only Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply, under the special measures provision, section 12(1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).

The Burnet experience…

We want you to have a successful and meaningful career at Burnet and are committed to providing a supportive workplace environment for all our people. You will be part of a collaborative culture where progressive leadership, innovation, respect, and excellence are valued. Join a team of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do – achieving a more equitable world through better health.

We offer:

• A monthly accrued day off for full-time staff
• Ceremonial / Cultural leave
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous salary packaging
• Opportunities for career and professional development

Who are we?

Burnet Institute is a leading Australian, unaligned, not-for-profit, organisation passionate about social justice, equality and evidence-based research.

Burnet Institute brings together a highly diverse skill base, with more than 400 staff and students working across cutting-edge research and projects to address some of the most relevant global health issues.  Institute-wide interdisciplinary health programs Disease Elimination, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, and Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health are at the heart of our daily decision making. Harnessing our international and local field presence, our laboratories, and our mixed development and research cultures drives a greater focus on the most relevant health issues and achieves a greater impact as a result.

Whilst our headquarters is in Melbourne, Australia, we also have offices in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, and are actively involved in research and public health programs throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Burnet is the only unaligned organisation in Australia that has dual accreditation with both the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Bring your whole self to work

At Burnet, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture. We want our people to feel like they belong and are free to be themselves at work. We have an active Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Council that works to promote and improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, by developing and implementing strategies informed by both national and international best practice and staff input. Burnet holds an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award from Science in Gender Equity (SAGE). If you have an adjustment, support, or access requirement at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know by emailing careers@burnet.edu.au.  

We are taking significant steps towards an institute-wide approach to culturally appropriate and safe research, in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Find out more about this work here. Our work is guided by our Reconciliation Action Plan. View our progress report here.  

Sounds great! How do I apply?

Apply below by submitting your resume. A cover letter is not required. Applications close at 11:59pm AEDT on 23 November 2023.

As part of our commitment to gender equity, we have included a question in the application process on gender. This will allow us to monitor and report on gender in relation to our recruitment process.

Burnet is a child safe organisation. The successful applicant will be required to apply for a National Police Check and/or Working with Children. Current Australian working rights are required for all applicants.

The Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service has been providing critical health and support services to local Aboriginal people since 1984. Our ambition is to deliver socially, culturally, and financially accessible health care that supports communities in the North-East Kimberley to be strong, healthy and safe. The organisation operates on the foundational pillars of Aboriginal leadership, self-determination and cultural diversity that underpin and shape the way the organisation conducts its business.

This position provides primary health care including clinical care to clients in the health centre and is responsible for providing support to doctors, nurses, and other allied health staff as well as the community to maintain and promote health care. The position works as part of the OVAHS team in providing quality and patient focused health care and ensuring the focus of care is on the needs of Aboriginal patients within the context of their cultural identity, family, and social circumstances.

Please note: Due to the nature of the Aboriginal Health Practitioner role, applicants must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander as a genuine occupational qualification in accordance with section 50 (d) of the Equal Opportunity Act (1984).

Paediatric Speech Pathologist

Full time until June 2024, and then subject to ongoing funding

About Maari Ma Health

Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community controlled health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 120 people within the region.

About the role

Maari Ma Health provides mobile and clinic based services to children aged 18 months to 18 years in the areas of speech, language, literacy and fluency. We work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Assessing and treating children 0-18 years who have speech, language, fluency and literacy difficulties working with the framework of a family and client centred practice, in our clinic, at family homes or in the community while independently managing your caseload, including documentation and file management. Supporting and inspiring your clients and colleagues.

Travel within the region is a requirement of the position.

Salary range $65,866 – $95,424 gross per annum (Depending on qualifications and experience)

A great range of benefits including:

·         Generous salary packaging (which can increase your take home pay by several thousand dollars)

·         5 weeks annual leave plus additional paid leave over Christmas period

·         Accrued Days Off  (up to 12 per year)

·         Excellent career development opportunities

·         Relocation assistance

Please view our website and see the Strategic Plan, Chronic Disease Strategy and Annual Report at www.maarima.com.au

APPLY ONLINE - please go to the “Working with us” page of our website. www.maarima.com.au/employment

TO DISCUSS the role please contact Claire Allan  on 0447 807 183 or email claire.allan@maarima.com.au    

Occupational Therapist 

The Occupational Therapist works as part of the Child & Family Health program based at the Broken Hill Primary Health Care Service and provides outreach services to Wilcannia.

The position provides a leadership role in the delivery of our paediatric allied health team-based care service. The incumbent will work at an advanced level, demonstrating their ability to provide autonomous practice, using their critical thinking skills, and improving practice in their own and other employees care delivery.

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for overseeing a paediatric caseload of complex patients and provides a broad range of paediatric services for children with a developmental delay and/or physical disability. This involves clinic based, school based and community-based services. 

The position acts as the senior therapist in the allied health team, coordinating and monitoring therapy delivered by the allied health assistants. This includes teaching, mentoring and clinical supervision of Allied Health Assistants.

Travel within the Region may be required with some overnight stays.

Attractive Salary up to $98,210 gross per annum plus superannuation (Depending on qualifications and experience)

Incentives for this position

•                    Supported Rural Generalist Training for eligible applicants (conditions apply)

•                    Retention bonus of $5,000 paid following 1 and 2 years of full-time service

•                    Temporary accommodation for 8 weeks

•                    Relocation assistance to help you get to Broken Hill

•                    Compassionate travel allowance to keep in touch with your family - $600 allowance on completion of each 6 months of service for 2 years.

Maari Ma offers a great range of benefits including:

•                    Working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm

•                    5 weeks paid annual leave per year

•                    Christmas Closure including additional paid leave to cover the period (4 days)

•                    Public holidays off

•                    Accrued day off (up to 12 per year)

•                    Flexible leave accrual

•                    Remote allowance

•                    Special rates at local gym and aquatic centre

•                    Generous Salary Packaging, standard up to $15,900 per year – more take home pay for you. Plus access to Meal Entertainment and Accommodation card and Remote Area Benefits to increase the standard amount you can salary package – full benefits go to the employee.

•                    Salary packaging Novated Leasing

•                    Supported advanced education and training and excellent personal development opportunities

•                    Access to use our accredited health care service for you and your family (conditions apply).

•                    Visa sponsorship available

•                    Access to free and confidential Employment Assistance Program.

•                    CPI increases annually.

Please view our website and see the Strategic Plan, Chronic Disease Strategy and Annual Report at www.maarima.com.au

APPLY ONLINE - please go to the “Working with us” page of our website. www.maarima.com.au/employment

TO DISCUSS the role please contact Helen Freeman on (08) 8082 9777 or email Helen.Freeman@maarima.com.au     

The Location:

We are proud to work on Paakintji country. The Oasis of the Outback, Broken Hill is a living, breathing time capsule where the great mining prosperity of yesteryear blends seamlessly with a rising modern art scene, all set amid a sprawling desert landscape. It is a place of huge skies, rocky red earth, and a fascinating and internationally significant history. This historic town is great for all ages and has several day-cares, primary schools, high schools, and TAFE. Beyond Broken Hill and on your doorstep, you can discover spectacular and culturally significant national parks, lush rivers and lakes, abundant wildlife, and other classic towns of outback New South Wales and beyond. Broken Hill has an airport servicing both Qantas and Rex with two-three flights a day from Sydney and Adelaide and is only a 5-hour drive from Adelaide.

All Maari Ma Aboriginal Health employees are required to have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

An NSW Working With Children Check, NDIS Worker Compliance check and National Police History Check are essential for this position.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply for this position.

Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging

Manager – Wilcannia Primary Health

Wilcannia, Far West NSW

Incentives for this position

• Retention bonus of $10,000 paid following 1 and 2 years of full-time service
• Fully self-contained rent free accommodation (One bedroom unit, rent free, including internet and electricity).
• Relocation assistance to help you get to Wilcannia
• Home Base travel allowance to keep in touch with your family - $1,000 allowance on completion of each 6 months of service for 2 years.

Manager – Wilcannia Primary Health

A challenging and rewarding opportunity to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team delivering quality primary care services in a remote community 200 kms east of Broken Hill. 

The service provides a mix of general practice services in a Medicare environment including Chronic Disease programs supported by a comprehensive range of visiting services along with general community care. 

The position provides a variety of management and clinical work. Occasional travel within the region is a requirement of the position.

Salary up to $126,300 gross per annum plus superannuation

(Depending on qualifications and experience)

About Maari Ma Health

Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community-controlled regional health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 140 people within the region.

Maari Ma offers a great range of benefits including:

• Working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm
• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
• Christmas Closure including additional paid leave to cover the period (4 days)
• Public holidays off
• Paid accrued day off (up to 12 per year)
• Flexible leave accrual
• Remote allowance
• Generous Salary Packaging, standard up to $15,900 per year. Plus access to Salary Packaging Novated Leasing, Meal Entertainment and Accommodation card and Remote Area Benefits to increase the standard amount you can salary package – full benefits go to the employee.
• Supported advanced education and training and excellent personal development opportunities
• Access to use our accredited health care service for you and your family (conditions apply).
• Access to free and confidential Employment Assistance Program.
• CPI increases annually.

TO DISCUSS the role please contact Claire Allan on 0447 807 183 or email claire.allan@maarima.com.au   

Please view our website and see the Strategic Plan, Chronic Disease Strategy and Annual Report at www.maarima.com.au

APPLY ONLINE - please go to the “Working with us” page of our website. www.maarima.com.au/employment

The Location:

Wilcannia is a small town located within the Central Darling Shire in north western New South Wales, Australia. Located on the Darling River.

Wilcannia is rich with Aboriginal culture and is full of spirit, history, diversity and character to explore and uncover – an iconic destination for every Australian to visit.

The Barkindji people have called the Maari Ma region home for over 50,000 years and are passionate about sharing their cultural values, history, and sacred places.

The streets are still lined with a remarkable collection of heritage buildings and there’s an emerging movement of local Indigenous artists.

Beyond Wilcannia and on your doorstep, you can immerse yourself in the natural landscape via spectacular national parks with rich First Nations and colonial & pastoral history, lush rivers and lakes, abundant wildlife, and other classic towns of outback New South Wales and beyond.

Located 196kms from Broken Hill.

All Maari Ma Aboriginal Health employees are required to have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply for this position.

Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging.

Paediatric Speech Pathologist

Full time until June 2025, and then subject to ongoing funding

About Maari Ma Health

Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community-controlled health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 120 people within the region.

About the role

Maari Ma Health provides mobile and clinic-based services to children aged 18 months to 18 years in the areas of speech, language, literacy, and fluency. We work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Assessing and treating children 0-18 years who have speech, language, fluency, and literacy difficulties working with the framework of a family and client centred practice, in our clinic, at family homes or in the community while independently managing your caseload, including documentation and file management. Supporting and inspiring your clients and colleagues.

Travel within the region is a requirement of the position.

Attractive salary package

Salary range $67,842 – $98,286 gross per annum plus super (Depending on qualifications and experience)

Incentives for this position

• Retention bonus of $5,000 paid following 1 and 2 years of full time service

• Temporary accommodation for 8 weeks

• Relocation assistance to help you get to Broken Hill

• Compassionate travel allowance to keep in touch with your family - $600 allowance on completion of each 6 months of service for 2 years.

Maari Ma offers a great range of benefits including:

• Working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm

• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year

• Christmas Closure including additional paid leave to cover the period (4 days)

• Public holidays off

• Accrued day off (up to 12 per year) 

• Flexible leave accrual

• Remote allowance

• Special rates at local gym and aquatic centre

• Generous Salary Packaging, standard up to $15,900 per year – more take home pay for you. Plus access to Meal Entertainment and Accommodation card and Remote Area Benefits to increase the standard amount you can salary package – full benefits go to the employee.

• Salary packaging Novated Leasing 

• Supported advanced education and training and excellent personal development opportunities

• Access to use our accredited health care service for you and your family (conditions apply).

• Visa sponsorship available 

• Access to free and confidential Employment Assistance Program.

• CPI increases annually.

APPLY ONLINE - please go to the “Working with us” page of our website. www.maarima.com.au/employment




Please view our website and see the Strategic Plan, Chronic Disease Strategy and Annual Report at www.maarima.com.au

The Location:

We are proud to work on Paakintji country. The Oasis of the Outback, Broken Hill is a living, breathing time capsule where the great mining prosperity of yesteryear blends seamlessly with a rising modern art scene, all set amid a sprawling desert landscape. It is a place of huge skies, rocky red earth, and a fascinating and internationally significant history. This historic town is great for all ages and has several day-cares, primary schools, high schools, and TAFE. Beyond Broken Hill and on your doorstep, you can discover spectacular and culturally significant national parks, lush rivers and lakes, abundant wildlife, and other classic towns of outback New South Wales and beyond. Broken Hill has an airport servicing both Qantas and Rex with two-three flights a day from Sydney and Adelaide and is only a 5-hour drive from Adelaide. 

All Maari Ma Aboriginal Health employees are required to have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply for this position.

Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging.

So, if you are looking for an immersion into Aboriginal health and are wanting to join an award-winning practice, please contact Claire Allan on 0447 807 183 or email: claire.allan@maarima.com.au

Psychologist

Full time until June 2025, and then subject to ongoing funding

About Maari Ma Health

Maari Ma Health is an Aboriginal community-controlled regional health service that has been providing a quality service to the Aboriginal people of far western New South Wales for more than 20 years and employs over 140 people within the region.

About the role

The Psychologist works collaboratively with our GP-multidisciplinary team to deliver a holistic service that is culturally aware and uses a strengths-based and trauma informed approach.

The position is responsible for providing evidenced-based psychological therapies to adults and young people referred by Maari Ma’s General Practitioners, with priority access to Aboriginal people.

Travel within the region with occasional overnight stays is a requirement of the position.

Attractive salary package

·         Annual salary up to $125,000 gross per annum plus superannuation. depending on qualifications and years of experience

A great range of benefits including:

·         Working Monday to Friday, 8.30 – 5.00.

·         Generous salary packaging, (which can increase your take home pay by several thousand dollars)

·         5 weeks annual leave plus additional paid leave over Christmas period

·         Accrued Days Off (up to 12 per year)

·         Excellent personal development opportunities

·         Relocation assistance

·         Accommodation provided for initial 4 weeks

·         Access to use our accredited health care service for you and your family (conditions apply).

So, if you are looking for an immersion into Aboriginal health and are wanting to join an award-winning practice, please contact Claire Allan on 0447 807 183 or email: claire.allan@maarima.com.au

APPLY ONLINE - please go to the “Working with us” page of our website. www.maarima.com.au/employment

Please view our website and see the Strategic Plan, Chronic Disease Strategy and Annual Report at www.maarima.com.au

Applications close when position is filled

All Maari Ma Aboriginal Health employees are required to have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply for this position.

Maari Ma acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live, and we pay our respect to their Elders both past and present and emerging.

'Keeping Our Generations Growing Strong'

Wuchopperen is a Community Controlled Aboriginal Health Organisation providing holistic health care services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Cairns.

Casual Positions

Based in Cairns and Edmonton

Pay rate $50.57 - $60.84 per hour (inclusive 25% casual loading)

The Registered Nurse is responsible for working with clinical staff to improve the standard of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the provision of culturally valid, holistic primary health care services.

The successful applicant will hold a nursing degree together with current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a Queensland immunisation endorsement. Recent practical experience within a community health setting is highly desirable.

Benefits of working with Wuchopperen:

· Generous salary sacrifice benefits

· 12% Superannuation Contribution

How to Apply:

To be eligible for interview, applicants must:

· Provide a cover letter of no more than two pages, addressing the Core Capabilities in the Position Description

· Provide a Specified Reference

· Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (at least first 2 vaccinations plus one booster) and provide evidence

· Possess a current driver’s licence

Applicants who do not address these requirements, will not be considered for shortlisting.

It is a condition of employment for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 (refer to Queensland Government Health Employment Directive No. 12/21). Evidence of vaccination must be provided with the application

Applicants for a specified position must have an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who is recognised and accepted in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community; provide a written reference to support their ability to meet selection criteria 2 of the position description.

For more information or to apply please go to: www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers or contact Susanne Raistrick, Practice Manager, Health Services on 07 4080 1056.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply