Join a progressive organisation delivering community-led programs with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

$88,861 - $103,623 p.a.

Full Time Maximum Term (12 month) Contract

Aboriginal Identified position

• Change lives, starting with your own
• Grow your career using diverse and challenging skills

About the role

The Health Project Facilitator works as a part of a multidisciplinary team facilitating or supporting targeted, and locally adapted health projects alongside Congress’ Allied Health team. The culturally safe, holistic projects are individual or group-based and aim to empower communities/families to participate in healthy activities for improved health and wellbeing outcomes. Occasional remote travel and flexible work hours may be a requirement of the position.

• Is of Aboriginal descent; identifies as an Aboriginal person; and is accepted as an Aboriginal person by the Aboriginal community.
• Diploma in a Business/Community Service or relevant experience
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team maintaining professionalism, confidentiality and discretion and manage time effectively
• Proven experience or ability to provide training, mentoring, or support to others
• Ability to orientate and provide advice on cross-cultural information to clinical and non-clinical staff, ensuring cultural safety
• Excellent initiative, coordination and communication skills including the ability to communicate sensitively with a diverse range of people and within a cross cultural context
• Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations.
• (Desirable) Ability to speak one or more local Aboriginal languages
• (Desirable) Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal people in community and organisational settings
• (Desirable) Previous registration with AHPRA as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, or relevant experience in primary health care
• (Desirable) Current NT Driver’s License

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.

• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.

• 6 weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.

• A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

For more information on the position please contact

Senior Manager - Allied Health, Laura Stuart on 0491 064 113.