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Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health & Community Services is a community controlled health service providing holistic health care to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the ACT and surrounding areas. The Service manages approximately 30 programs through various funding agreements and employs more than 80 staff offering salary sacrifice pursuant to tax department regulations and organisational policy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Social Health Worker
We are seeking full time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Social Health Workers to work within our Social Health Team at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services (Winnunga AHCS). Services delivered by the Social Health Team include counselling, referral and support for a range of issues including justice/legal matters, substance use, care and protection matters, homelessness and social and emotional wellbeing support.
The successful applicant will be from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and have a minimum of three years experience in liaising with building productive working relationships with clients and relevant service providers. You will assist clients to work towards self-empowerment through education and the provision of information and appropriate referrals.
The successful applicant would demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, extensive counselling experience and a demonstrated capacity to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Aboriginality is a genuine qualification for the above positions and is authorized under section 42 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) and S8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).
A copy of the position description and selection criteria may be obtained by calling the Finance on 02 6284 6*** or email **@winnunga.org.au. Applications should be addressed and mailed to Julie Tongs, CEO, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health & Community Services 63 Boolimba Cres Narrabundah ACT 2604 or by email to **@winnunga.org.au.
WORKING WITH VULNERALBLE PEOPLE CHECK (WWVPC)
All people employed at Winnunga are required to provide their WWVPC registration, or to carry out a WWVPC pursuant to the Working With Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 (ACT).
