Children’s Health Queensland is looking for a dedicated and culturally-aware individual to join our team and make a real impact on the lives of Pacific Islander children, young people, and families. You’ll also oversee the coordination of the Multicultural Health Worker team and the delivery of health promotion services and activities by providing backfill, cultural support, and administrative tasks to ensure effective delivery.

Job details

About the Team

Pacifikai is a community health program for Pacific Islander children, young people, and families in Queensland. Our program is part of a statewide plan aimed to promote health and prevent chronic diseases in Pacific Islander families. We support the health and wellbeing of Pacific Islander children, young people, and families by delivering culturally tailored health education workshops, developing culturally appropriate resources, and supporting community needs.

About the Role

• Effectively support the team of Multicultural Health Workers to establish and maintain a positive relationship between Pacifikai and the Pacific Islander community, as well as culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
• Support the operational management of Pacifikai health promotion services, providing support to the team of Multicultural Health Workers including backfill, cultural support, and administrative tasks.
• Actively seek opportunities to engage with the Pacific Islander community to promote health and raise awareness of Pacifikai services; effectively engaging children, young people, and families of the community. 
• Facilitate regular development and quality improvement activities to maintain and ensure service delivery is culturally responsive and safe for the Pacific Islander community, reporting back to the Senior Multicultural Coordinator and preparing documents to review operation of health promotion services and activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise and advocate for the health needs of the children, young people, and families of the Pacific Islander community through culturally safe engagement practices to inform the development of culturally tailored educational and promotional resources and the improvement of services and service utilisation.
• Ensure the team of Multicultural Health Workers are up to date with mandatory training requirements and other workforce management processes.
• Coordinate team meetings as required, taking a positive role in planning and participating in work activities and participating in a cooperative working environment.
• Work closely with the Senior Multicultural Coordinator and the Senior Multicultural Nutritionist to highlight the need for professional development activities, provide cross-referrals, and other department activities.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; Please review the Role Description and Application Pack for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  648168 - AO5_Team Lead Multicultural Health Worker - RD (PDF, 605KB)
  Role Description