Health Worker

Queensland Health (Organisation site)

South Brisbane/Chermside

Job details

| Job duration | 6 months with possibility of extension | | Contact person | Laura Cobzaru | | Contact details | 07 3310 9449 Access the National Relay Service |

Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

About the Team

The Forensic Child and Youth Mental Health Service is a specialist Program within the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service and is also part of the broader Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service. Forensic CYMHS provides assessment and treatment services to young people with mental health issues and significant behavioural disturbance that have resulted/or place them at elevated risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. The goals of the Forensic Program are to promote recovery in children and young people with mental health needs and offending behaviours, increase community safety and reduce the risk of offending. Our vision is to provide high quality clinical care and reduce service inequity to child and youth forensic mental health consumers across Queensland.

About the Role

The role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker is to collaboratively deliver culturally appropriate mental health support within their community and HHS catchment to address the unique social and emotional wellbeing needs arising from historical trauma, cultural disconnection and social determinants of health.

The position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker is to:

• Enhance, integrate and promote a culturally sensitive client focused approach to engaging and embedding social and emotional wellbeing principles of care into CHQ.
• Actively engage, support and encourage relationships with key stakeholders and local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to improve access to service provision and coordination of complex care consumers.
• Collaboratively advocate for the rights and needs of children and families and deliver complex mental health support, co-case management of clinical care and co-ordination.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF)

  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF)

  HWF3 (Diploma) -Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Health-Worker-RD Forensics (PDF)

  HWF3 -(Cert IV) Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Health-Worker-RD Forensic (PDF)