Aboriginal Health Worker/Practitioner - Sustaining NSW Families

Looking for a role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional team working with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health staff to develop and implement programs and strategies for improving health outcomes for the Aboriginal individuals and communities.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

Family-friendly hours

Mentally stimulating work

Endless opportunities for professional and personal growth

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Employment type: Permanent Part Time
Position classification: Aboriginal Health Worker / Practitioner
Remuneration: $62,512.00 – $90,357.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per week: 20 hrs
Requisition ID: REQ612009
Start Date: 12 January 2026
Location: Wagga Wagga

Who we are:

The Sustaining NSW Families team is a newly funded service, the program starts in pregnancy or shortly after giving birth and continues until the baby's second birthday. The child and family health nurse is supported by a team of multidisciplinary clinicians including the Aboriginal Health Worker who work with the family to give the child the best start in life.

What you’ll be doing:

The Aboriginal Health Worker role is non-clinical and provides a variety of services in a community and/or hospital setting. These services include advocacy, support, and liaison and health promotion.

Aboriginal Health Workers also communicate with, and facilitate access to, other government and non-government organisations and support services in order to provide care that meets the social, emotional and cultural needs of the patient/client. This communication may occur during and/or after the person’s contact with the health service.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner provides flexible, holistic and culturally sensitive health services to Aboriginal Clients, inpatients and the community, to achieve better health outcomes and better access to health services for Aboriginal people.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner will provide a range of direct clinical services as defined by the Scope of Practice for the community in which they work.

Work with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health staff to develop and implement programs and strategies for improving health outcomes for the Aboriginal individuals and communities.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner must be multi skilled to be able to deliver an appropriate service to meet the needs of Aboriginal patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, and to act effectively as cultural brokers between the Aboriginal patients and hospital system. You’ll work within a collaborative team that enables a culture of support.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Criteria:

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

This is an identified position in accordance with Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.

NSW Working with Children Check

NSW Driver License and ability and willingness travel for work purposes.

Health Practitioner – AHPRA registration

Aboriginal Health Workers are required to complete a Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice)

More information:
1) Download the position description
2) Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Jodie Bruce, Child and Family Health Clinical Nurse Consultant on 0409 849 216 or [email protected]

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications close: 19 November 2025

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