Enjoy flexibility to grow and broaden your experience with diverse pathways. Benefits include salary packaging, competitive renumeration and more.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Aboriginal L1-4 Counsellor / Social Worker / Welfare Officer OR Psychologist
Remuneration: $73,427.00 - $124,607.00 per annum pro rata dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ595033
About the role
Northern NSW Local Health District has an exciting career opportunity for an Aboriginal Health professional to join their Safe Wayz team. Safe Wayz,is an integrated response for children under the age of criminal responsibility (currently 10 years in NSW) with problematic or harmful sexual behaviours (PHSBs). Safe Wayz adopts a strength based, family focused and culturally centred trauma informed approach to working with children and families to help prevent behaviours from escalating.
The successful applicant will have a professional development plan in place that will provide the opportunity for work based development which allows for progression through the Award levels in accordance with the incumbent's skill acquisition.
About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)
We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.
Relocating to the region?
The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Join our team and you’ll enjoy:
Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
Growth – access to professional and personal development
Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Alice Hinde on [email protected]
Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
Applications Close: 20 August 2025
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au.
You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.
This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.
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