Aboriginal Community Engagement Coordinator
Aboriginal Community Engagement Coordinator
You will be an active member of the RFDS team raising the profile of the RFDS in the communities we serve.
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Other
- Permanent / Full Time
Key points
- Actively lead community engagement for RFDS Health Services
- Salary Packaging increasing your take home pay
- Work for Australia's Most Trusted Charity
Description
Aboriginal Community Engagement Coordinator
Job based in Dubbo or surrounding area
The Aboriginal Community Engagement Coordinator is an Aboriginal identified position that will lead community engagement efforts for the RFDS Health Services and the broader organisation. Your role will directly influence how RFDS consults with and works in communities, to ensure we deliver effective community engagement, ongoing engagement for culturally informed service, support RFDS deliver services within the communities we serve as well as supporting our internal Aboriginal Leadership Group and reconciliation action plan activities.
You will be an active member of the RFDS team contributing to the fostering of resilient, well-connected communities, and raising the profile of the RFDS in the communities we serve.
This Dubbo based role requires frequent in-person engagement across Western New South Wales. Flexible arrangements to work remotely from surrounding communities including Bourke, Cobar, Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, and Walgett are negotiable, however regular attendance in Dubbo to collaborate with the rest of the team is necessary. These arrangements will be negotiated between the manager and the successful applicant.
What we can do for you
- Collaborative team environment
- Professional development support
- Salary packaging increasing your take home pay by 5-10%
- Generous relocation package
- Discounted gym membership
- Working in partnership with community groups and organisations collaboratively to tackle identified issues and work towards improved health outcomes
- Support effective cultural responsiveness and appropriateness within RFDS services
- Enhance capacity for services, funding and other opportunities by connecting residents, community groups and local organisations. Establish health, social wellbeing and inclusion by providing opportunities that encourage whole of community input
- Maintain positive relationship with community stakeholders to inform the development of policy and options for community planning and services
- Monitor projects and resources of the community development plan by preparing reports for feedback relating to the success of community development and engagement outcomes
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in communications, public relations, public policy, business, or equivalent OR 3 or more years' experience in positive engagement with Aboriginal people, communities, and organisations across NSW
- Understanding of Aboriginal Health needs in order to contribute to the strategic development of service delivery and Health initiatives
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and facilitating health or community programs, events and activities within a community setting
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of health literacy, consumer and community engagement and network development, including current policies and frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate community awareness programs
- A positive and flexible attitude, willing to put yourself out there and work with our communities and team
- Current unrestricted driver’s license
- Evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination
Our Values: Our Values of Reliability, Care, Trust and Safety shape the way we work as individuals, as team members and with the communities we serve.
Identified Position: The applicant must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. (N.B. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW).
