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Senior Health Worker (Identified) (Various Torres Strait Outer Islands)
Various Torres Strait Outer Islands
🌴This role isn’t just about filling a position - it’s about strengthening community. Join Torres and Cape today!
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Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Health Service Support |
| Classification | HWF4 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/TC679354 |
| Closing date | 28-May-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent Full-Time |
| Contact person | Damian Arndt |
| Contact details | 0460 036 586 Access the National Relay Service |
🌿 Senior Health Worker (Identified) | Various Torres Strait Outer Islands
Permanent Full Time | various positions available
As a Senior Health Worker, you play an important role in community. You're the bridge. The voice. The trust.
We're looking for strong, experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers from the Torres Strait who are ready to step up and lead care in community where it matters most.
You help make sure healthcare doesn't just “happen” in community but that it feels right, safe, and connected to culture.
Why this role matters
Healthcare should feel like home. Not rushed. Not confusing. Not disconnected.
You understand your people, the language, the culture, the way things are done. That's something no textbook can teach!
In this role, you'll:
- Support your community to stay strong and healthy
- Work alongside nurses, doctors, and visiting teams
- Guide culturally safe care that respects local ways
- Be someone the community trust to yarn with, listen to, and learn from
What you bring
We're not looking for perfect. We're looking for real.
- Strong connection to Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal community
- Experience as a Health Worker
- Confidence to lead, support others, and speak up
- Ability to work both in clinic and out in community
- Heart for your people and pride in your culture
- You know how to talk straight. You know how to listen proper.
What you get
This isn't just about giving, you get something back too.
- Work on Country, close to home
- Strong team support across Torres and Cape
- Opportunities to grow into leadership
- Base salary: $101,511.00 - $119,674.00 per annum Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution + generous leave entitlements including 17.5% annual leave loading
- The chance to do work that really means something
💬 Let's yarn
If you're thinking about stepping up, or even just curious, reach out. Have a yarn first with Damian Arndt . Ask questions. Bring someone with you if you need.
This is an Identified Role
Under Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), this is an Identified Role. It is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Your cultural knowledge, lived experience, and connection to community are not just valued - they are essential to delivering safe, respectful, and effective care.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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