Advanced Health Worker Child and Youth Mental Health - Identified (Cairns based - weekly outreach to Cape York communities)

Queensland Government

  • Cairns, QLD
  • $75,090-100,227 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 17 hours ago
Champion Cultural Excellence - This is your opportunity to be an influential advocate for positive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes across the Torres and Cape HHS!#CareerUpHereJob details Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Health Service Support
Classification HWF3
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/TC658472
Closing date 22-Sep-2025
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Salary Other
Job duration Permanent Full-Time
Contact person Luke Frazer
Contact details 0408 467 529
Access thePermanent Full Time Health Worker position available - Cairns based with weekly outreach to Cape York communities!GIVE US A CALL - The hiring manager Luke Frazer, 0408 467 529 would love to hear from you and discuss the role further.Tell me more...Join the Torres and Cape Mental Health and AOD Service as a collaborative team member who will provide culturally appropriate interventions, education, and advice focused on the social and cultural needs of Indigenous people in mental health and AOD assessment and treatment. Maintain accountability and deliver quality care within the Health Worker Scope of Practice.Identified Role: Under Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
  • An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a person who:
  • identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and either
  • is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; or
  • is accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which he or she lives.
Professional and personal motivators!As an Indigenous Health Worker, your advocacy for local Torres and Cape patients is vital in ensuring culturally sensitive and effective health care.You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;
  • Base salary comprising between $75,090.00 - $100,227.00 per annum – you may be eligible for additional benefits – refer to
  • Competitive salary packaging: Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and salary packaging options
  • Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy:
  • Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
  • Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
  • Rich Indigenous Culture
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