The Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia Limited (AHCSA) is the peak body representing Aboriginal community-controlled health and substance misuse services in South Australia at state and national levels.

Our primary role is to be the ‘health voice’ for all Aboriginal people in South Australia. We achieve this by advocating for the community and supporting workers through our Member Services with appropriate Aboriginal health programs based on a holistic perspective of health.

AHCSA delivers nationally accredited training and has been registered with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) since 2004 (RTO 40142). AHCSA prides itself on providing a comfortable learning environment reflective of the organisation’s cultural values and connections.

Summary of the broad purpose and characteristics of the position

The Clinical Educator / Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP) is responsible for developing and delivering high quality accredited vocational education and training programs for the Aboriginal health sector through AHCSA’s RTO.

This position involves key activities in educational program planning, delivery, and assessment, with a focus on enhancing the experience of AHCSA students and maintaining a positive and supportive learning environment. Key responsibilities include curriculum development, course delivery, assessment management, quality assurance, student engagement and support, as well as maintaining the administrative requirements related to training programs.

The Clinical Educator / AHP plays a pivotal role in helping AHCSA build a well-qualified and skilled Aboriginal health workforce, supporting Member Services to strengthen the Aboriginal community-controlled health sector, and contributing to improving the capacity of mainstream health services to effectively address the health needs of Aboriginal communities.

The Clinical Educator / Aboriginal Health Practitioner is a fulltime ongoing position.

Statement of Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Educator / AHP is responsible for:

• Preparing, delivering, and assessing qualifications offered by the RTO, including workshop facilitation and simulations, while maintaining a positive and supportive learning environment.
• Ensuring that course delivery and associated materials are ASQA and AHPRA compliant, current, and aligned to the appropriate AQF level.
• Undertaking research to prepare and customise existing learning and assessment resources to meet the requirements of students, employers, and industry.
• Contributing to effective education training programs through the provision of appropriate counselling and flexible teaching strategies.
• Assessing, organising, and overseeing clinical placements and assessments, including Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applications that meet the requirements of the relevant course/Training Package.
• Assisting students to satisfactorily complete accredited training programs through the provision of appropriate teaching, learning support, and educational guidance.
• Providing student assessments, feedback, and results in a timely manner, in line with RTO processes and relevant course/Training Package.
• Assisting in the operational activities of the RTO to ensure Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF), ASQA, and AHPRA compliance is maintained.
• Evaluating the delivery and content of accredited courses to ensure quality, consistency, and cultural integrity are maintained.
• Participating in personal professional development to maintain current competence in industry best practices and ensure teaching practices, approaches and content are relevant to student and sector needs.
• Participating in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities of the RTO.
• Advising on student course selection and enrolment processes and assisting prospective students to apply for accredited training programs.
• Providing Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) services.
• Facilitating individual student learning by providing advice on strategies to overcome learning difficulties and referring to specialist services as needed.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive clinical experience working as an Aboriginal Health Worker or nurse in the ACCHO sector.
• Experience in delivering adult education to Aboriginal individuals and groups, applying adult learning principles to educational delivery and assessing and providing feedback to students.
• Experience in using active learning methodologies, such as simulation, case-based learning, role-playing, and practical demonstrations to engage students.
• Experience in instructional design and developing curriculum and assessment in the field of Aboriginal health, and adapting educational materials (where required) to ensure that they are culturally appropriate, accessible and relevant to Aboriginal learners.
• Experience in assessing prior learning for courses (RPL).

Educational/Vocational Qualifications

• Certificate IV Training and Assessment or equivalent.
• Qualifications in primary health care at Aboriginal Health Worker Certificate IV level, Enrolled Nursing or Registered Nursing level.
• Health practitioner registered with AHPRA, with specialisation in primary health care

Special conditions

• This position is subject to Australian Skills Quality Authority compliance criteria.
• National Police Certificate required.
• Requires the ability to travel intra-state and interstate, including overnight absences.
• Out-of-hours work may be required.

How to apply

Please apply via SEEK.

To view the position description, please view our website https://ahcsa.org.au/work-with-us/current-opportunities/

To be considered for the role you are required to submit a Resume and Suitability Statement.

The Suitability Statement has to address the Statement of Key Responsibilities (included in the Seek advertisement above) of the Job and Person Specification. Only applications that have addressed the Statement of Key Responsibilities will be considered.

Please contact [email protected] for any questions.

Please note, late applications will not be accepted and no agencies.

Closing Date for applications: 5:00 pm, Monday 17 March 2025

This position may be filled prior to the closing date of the Advertisement.