Support First Nations community healing and resilience after disaster

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of First Nations communities recovering from disaster. This temporary full-time opportunity until 30 June 2027, based in Logan Central, will see you working with the Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service Disaster Flood Team to support culturally safe healing, strengthen community resilience and promote wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people impacted by disaster.

Job details

Your new role:

In this role, you will support culturally safe recovery and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities impacted by disaster. Working within a multidisciplinary recovery team, you will help strengthen community connection, promote healing and support individuals and families to navigate health and recovery services.

• Deliver culturally appropriate health and wellbeing support within a multidisciplinary recovery team
• Support First Nations individuals and families to access and navigate health and recovery services
• Facilitate community engagement activities, education programs and workshops in disaster impacted communities
• Promote cultural healing through connection to Country, culture and community

This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered.

About you:

You are a passionate First Nations health professional who is committed to supporting community healing and strengthening resilience following disaster. You bring strong cultural knowledge, community connections and the ability to work collaboratively with both community members and health professionals.

• Strong understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture, community and protocols
• Experience supporting health, wellbeing or community recovery initiatives
• Ability to build trust and engage respectfully with individuals, families and communities
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
• Commitment to culturally safe, community-centred care and improving health outcomes

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

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 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.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS12670159_3 Role Description (PDF)