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Form of workExciting Career Opportunities Await First Nations People at WMQ!
We're thrilled to extend a special invitation to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander candidates to explore a variety of career opportunities with Wesley Mission Queensland (WMQ). Whether you're looking for casual, part-time, or full-time positions, we have an array of roles awaiting your unique talents and perspectives. Join us in making a meaningful impact across Queensland in a supportive and dynamic environment. Don't miss out on this chance to advance your career with WMQ and become a part of our vibrant community dedicated to service and excellence.
About Us
WMQ, a leading not-for-profit in Queensland, provides a broad spectrum of community, mental health, disability, aged care, and retirement services. With a rich history of compassion and support, our core values—Innovation, Hope, Integrity, Compassion, Justice, Empowerment, and Respect—guide us. We're committed to creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment for employees of all backgrounds and faiths, fostering a community united by a vision of compassion, justice, and inclusivity.
WMQ is dedicated to fostering an equal and inclusive future, committed to enhancing opportunities for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people and celebrating diversity. As an innovative and progressive not-for-profit, we prioritise respectful relationships and inclusivity, notably through our biannual Yarning Circle, creating a space for open and honest dialogue. We offer a culturally safe workplace, sector-leading pay, contemporary training, real professional development, and job security, along with flexible work options and cultural leave entitlements, emphasising the importance of work/life balance.
Explore Endless Career Paths at WMQ
WMQ offers a world of career opportunities across a broad spectrum of roles. Whether you're interested in working directly with the community or behind the scenes, there's a place for you here.
Here's a snapshot of what you can find:
- Care and Support Roles: This includes jobs in Residential Aged Care and Community Aged Care, like Care Workers, Disability Support Workers, and roles in hospitality, cleaning, and nursing;
- Specialised Health Services: We have positions in Mental Health, Retirement, and Community Services, ranging from Mental Health Clinicians to Allied Health Assistants and roles in palliative and hospice care (Hummingbird House / Hopewell Hospice);
- Health and Social Services under NDIS: Here, opportunities include Registered Nurses, Community Project Officers, and various support and administrative roles; and
- Professional Services: Looking for something in People and Culture, Finance, Governance, Corporate Affairs, Sales, Marketing, Customer Services, or IT? We've got you covered.
With operations across 120 locations in Queensland, we're dedicated to finding the right fit for your skills and aspirations. Our First Nations Employment Team manages our Expression of Interest (EOI) pool, ensuring that if your application aligns with our needs, we'll reach out.
Application Process: How to Get Started
Ready to apply? Here’s how you can join us:
Simply upload your resume and a personalised cover letter online. In your cover letter, make sure to include the following details to help us get to know you better:
- Your area or role of interest within WMQ;
- Your life experience, relevant skills, experiences, or any certifications/qualifications that align with your chosen area;
- Your ability to independently work as well as collaborate within a diverse team setting;
- Your communication and time management prowess;
- Your commitment to delivering exceptional customer service;
- Your motivation for wanting to be part of an organisation driven by our mission and values;
- Information about your community or where your ‘mob’ is from; and
- Your totem, as a reflection of your heritage.
We're excited to learn more about you and what you can bring to our team!
Why Join Us
WMQ brings together people who want to make a difference in the lives of others. We value diversity, strive for inclusion, and come together to walk alongside those in need to provide hope and compassion. We are committed to working collaboratively to help you grow, support your wellbeing, and enable you to be your true self each day aligned to our mission and values. Along the journey, we will encourage you to find your story. We offer our team members:
- Support from our Employee Wellbeing Program – we are recognised as an Advanced Mental Health First Aid Skilled Workplace;
- Access to salary packaging benefits that enable you to increase your take-home pay;
- Discounted allied health services such as nutrition, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and remedial massage;
- Access to discounts on private health insurance, gym memberships and travel;
- Flexible working hours and where applicable a hybrid working strategy;
- Cultural leave entitlements;
- Executive Leadership Team and First Nations Employees Yarning Circles every six months; and
- Professional development opportunities
WMQ's vision for reconciliation is for all people to stand unified in an equal and inclusive future. We commit to enhancing opportunities for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People and celebrating diversity. For more information about WMQ’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan v2.0 - December 2023 to December 2026 please visit https://www.wmq.org.au/about/reconciliation
Everyone is welcome here, Everyone is celebrated here. Join WMQ's Visionary Team - At WMQ, we champion a workplace where everyone belongs. Our commitment to diversity is unwavering - whether you're part of the LGBTIQA+ community, come from a CALD background, live with a disability, or prioritise mental health well-being, you'll find a supportive and inclusive home with us. Be part of a team where your uniqueness is not just accepted but celebrated and empowered. Join us in shaping a compassionate, inclusive future for all.
For more information, please contact proud Torres Strait Islander Eddie Solien, WMQ’s Manager of Reconciliation and Diversity & Inclusion, Office of the CEO via *******@wmq.org.au
Please note: You will be asked for evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your application process as required by Legislation, Health Directives and WMQ Policy.
These opportunities are open to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Descent and are accepted as such by the community in which they live or have lived. This is a program to improve the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in healthcare and is an equal opportunity measure under section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
