Indigenous Outreach Worker – Health Justice

• Darwin location, Fulltime (Fixed Term)
• Have a real impact on the health and wellbeing of our Indigenous communities
• Work with a down to earth team, dedicated to what we do

We have a great opportunity for dedicated and experienced individual to join our All of Service team as the indigenous Outreach Worker- Health Justice. Take on an important role improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians by reaching out to the community and promoting better health choices. We will provide great learning opportunities, giving you the chance to grow your skills and progress your career.

About Us

Established in 1991, Danila Dilba Health Service is a community organisation providing comprehensive primary health care to Biluru communities in the Yilli Rreung Region of the Northern Territory. We aim to improve the physical, mental, spiritual, cultural and social wellbeing of our clients through innovative comprehensive programs based on principles of equity, access, empowerment, determination and collaboration.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for engaging with some our communities’ most vulnerable families. The success of the Health Justice partnership lies in the trust that you will build with these and other members of our community, to reduce the barriers that exist to accessing legal services. 

• You’ll IMPACT the community, helping close the gap in Indigenous healthcare and wellbeing, one helping hand at a time.
• You’ll be PROUD, both of the work you do and who you work for.
• You’ll work with a TEAM, alongside people who are down to earth and truly dedicated to what we do.
• You’ll EXPERIENCE and learn something new every day through the variety of your role.
• You’ll embrace the OPPORTUNITY to progress your career - follow your path at Danila Dilba.

Responsibilities include:

• Draw on trusting relationships to address barriers to legal assistance and facilitate legal assistance to clients that need it in the familiar and trusted setting of DDHS clinics.
• Assist in triage of referrals made by staff in other DDHS programs or requests for legal assistance. Triage of clients, may involve assisting the lawyer with:
• Immediate contact (either in person or via phone) between the client and integrated lawyer, coordinated with support from DDHS health workers, clinicians, or counselling staff. This may be necessary if the matter is urgent, or the client is difficult to engage in follow-up appointments.
• Identifying legal conflicts of interest.
• Refer the client to next available appointment with lawyers in the weekly clinics or refer to an external partner service where conflicts are identified which prevent the NTLAC lawyer from seeing the client.
• Work collaboratively with DDHS front line staff to provide comprehensive and wrap-around supports for particularly vulnerable clients, including ongoing legal or related assistance as required.
• Contact referred clients to tell them more about the service, obtain information needed for triage, confirm appointment times and give a reminder.
• Provide in service training, education and support to DDHS front line staff in recognising issues with clients where a legal response could be helpful and in using the referral pathway and support of the staff of this proposal to support the referral.
• Proactively engage with DDHS and provide community legal education to foster an understanding of the intersection between health and legal issues.
• Ensure a high level of confidentiality is always maintained.
• Contribute to quality reporting and recording systems to ensure accountability and transparency in service delivery.
• Provide advice and support to the NTLAC lawyer and DDHS staff in the planning and delivery of community-based activities to ensure they are culturally appropriate and responsive to community needs.

Are you the right person?

The successful candidate will have:

• Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Proven clinical competence in a clinical practice environment
• Demonstrated leadership and organisational abilities to understand and manage budget and people matters relevant to operation of a clinic
• Proven communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills with the ability to work constructively with people from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds and multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven cross-cultural competence relevant to the DDHS environment.
• Knowledge of Aboriginal health issues and understanding of Aboriginal history, culture and aspirations and the role of community-controlled health organisations
• Proven abilities in clinical records management and the preparation of quality documentation including reports, letters, policies, and procedures.

We want you to be proud of both the work you do and of who you work for! Follow your path at Danila Dilba - where every person matters!

Interested?

For further information, please contact Carla Priest on 08 8942 5400 or at recruit@ddhs.org.au

Position Description

IOW - Health Justice PD

Closing Date

Applications must be submitted by 09 November 2020 via the online portal.

To be considered all applications must include:

• Cover Letter addressing the Selection Criteria,
• and Current Resume (CV)

If you experience any issues, please contact hr@ddhs.org.au

Please be aware that this position is an Identified position and only applications from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons will be considered.