Advanced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker - Mental Health.

About this role

Your new role:

We are looking for an Advanced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker – Mental Health to play a key role in supporting culturally safe mental health services:

• Advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and support their mental health care plans.
• Provide culturally appropriate assessment, referral and outreach support as part of the IMSS multidisciplinary team.
• Promote mental health knowledge and access through education, health promotion and community engagement.
• Build strong communication networks with health services and social support providers to ensure holistic care.

This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered.

About you:

You are an experienced and passionate Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health worker who is committed to improving community wellbeing:

• You have lived experience and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, family structures and social determinants of health.
• You have knowledge of mental health care in a primary health care setting and can provide culturally secure support.
• You work well autonomously and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• You are committed to ongoing professional development and providing safe, respectful and inclusive care.

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What we can offer you:

• Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements and supportive team culture.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and contribute to innovative models of care.
• A chance to make a lasting difference in the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.