At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-level executive support to enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare.
- Company: Join Canberra Health Services, dedicated to culturally safe healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible work, salary packaging, and access to wellness programs.
- Other info: Temporary role with potential for permanency and strong career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Qualifications: Must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander with relevant lived experience.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 $ per year.
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.
Join Canberra Health Services (CHS) in a dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified position that plays an important role in advancing culturally safe, responsive and inclusive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
As part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hub team, you will contribute to strengthening relationships with communities, ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, knowledge and lived experiences are reflected in service delivery, decision‑making and organisational outcomes across CHS.
Working closely with the Executive Branch Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hub, you will provide high‑level executive and administrative support while contributing to the effective operation of a branch committed to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This role offers the opportunity to support strategic initiatives that strengthen culturally safe healthcare, workforce capability and service reform, while building meaningful partnerships with communities, consumers, staff and stakeholders.
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:
This is a temporary position available for a period of nine months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
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.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
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.
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