Aboriginal Project Officer

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), North Adelaide 5006Classification - ASO6 - Administrative Services Officer L6 - $98,478.00 to $104,165.00
• Full time - Term Contract (Temporary to 31 Dec 2025)

• This position is exempted from the provisions of Sections 52(1) and 103 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 pursuant to an order of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal, therefore allowing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to be preferred for appointment to this position.

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS team as an Aboriginal Project Officer, where you will be responsible for:

• The development, scoping, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of priority projects and initiatives.
• Supporting CAMHS to deliver culturally informed learning and development.
• Implementing recommendations from the CAMHS Strategic Review.
• Providing project management, coordination, advice, and support to project leads, managers, and leadership.
• Supporting the achievement of agreed goals and priorities from the CAMHS Strategic Review.
• Developing and maintaining engagement with key stakeholders and partners within CAMHS and across WCHN community services.
• Collaborating with other departments (including the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Department for Child Protection, Department for Education), non-government agencies, research bodies, and other partners.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in recognising mental health, social and emotional well-being issues in Aboriginal children, young people and their families, which enables the development and implementation of culturally responsive interventions and practices.
• Be a known and respected person within the Aboriginal community who can communicate effectively and maintain a high degree of Aboriginal cultural and professional credibility.
• Work with a high degree of responsibility with limited supervision and direction.
• Developing, designing, implementing, and evaluating social and emotional well-being or health and wellbeing programs.
• Significant understanding of the complexity and diversity of issues for Aboriginal communities and methods of providing culturally appropriate solutions particularly in the local South Australian context
• Demonstrated experience in developing active and successful partnerships with other agencies and professional groups.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquiries person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Joel Taggart, Principal Project Officer - CAMHS Strategic Review, Phone: 08 8161 9158, E-mail: joel.taggart@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 21 May 2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

  ASO6 - Senior Aboriginal Project Officer - CAMHS - 897147.pdf