Come and help strengthen cultural governance across WA Country Health Service.

Eligibility to apply

Being an Aboriginal person is a genuine occupational requirement for these positions under Section 50(d) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA). Therefore, only applications from Aboriginal people will be considered. 

Team overview

Aboriginal Health Strategy is building a dedicated implementation team to support delivery of the WACHS Cultural Governance Implementation Framework 2025-2030.

Working within Aboriginal Health Strategy, this team will help implement cultural governance priorities across WACHS through project delivery, stakeholder engagement, governance support, and reporting.

You will join a supportive team that values cultural authority, collaboration, and learning, with opportunities to build capability, professional networks, and leadership experience.

About the role of Aboriginal Health Project Officer

• The role will help implement cultural governance priorities across WACHS, strengthening cultural safety, Aboriginal leadership, and accountability.
• Support cultural governance projects through coordination, reporting, research, stakeholder engagement, and action tracking.
• Suited to someone looking to build their project, policy and implementation skills in Aboriginal health and cultural governance.

We recognise people come to this work through many different pathways, including community, cultural, family, study, leadership, and professional experience. You do not need to have worked in the exact same type of role before, or meet every requirement perfectly, to consider applying.

Additional opportunities available

• Level 6 – Aboriginal Health Program Officer (Position No. CH618359)
• Level 7 – Senior Aboriginal Health Program Officer (Position No. CH619257)

Applicants are encouraged to review all advertised positions and apply for any role(s) that align with their skills, knowledge and experience. As the application requirements are the same across these vacancies, applicants may choose to submit the same CV and cover letter when applying for multiple positions.

For further job-related information

We warmly encourage you to call us for a discuss before applying, especially if you are unsure which level best matches your skills and experience.

We are happy to talk about what the roles involve, what experience may be relevant, which level or levels you may wish to apply for, and how the recruitment process will work. For a confidential discuss, please contact:

Daniella Brown

Consultant Service Planning and Development – Projects

08 65530940

Daniella.Brown@health.wa.gov.au

If you need support to understand the application process or require an adjustment to participate, please contact Natasha Armstrong 0477 466 796.

Application instructions

Please submit:

1. Your story on paper

This may be your resume / CV. It does not need to look a certain way or be written in a formal style. We want to understand your pathway so far, including your:

• life experience
• cultural responsibilities
• community roles
• work, paid or unpaid
• involvement in committees, advocacy, mentoring, coordination, leadership, and study
• experience with projects, programs, policies, or services.

If you are unsure what to include, please call us to discuss before applying.

1. A capability statement

In no more than three pages, tell us why you are interested in this opportunity and how your skills, experience and strengths could support the cultural governance team.

Please provide examples of:

• your cultural ways of working
• how you build relationships and work as a team
• how you plan, organise, and keep work moving
• what you could help the cultural governance team deliver.

You do not need to address each selection criterion separately.

Tips

• Your story on paper and capability statement can be written in plain language. Dot points are fine.
• You can use examples from work, community, family, cultural, study or life experience.
• You can use voice-to-text or other tools to help prepare your application.
• If invited to interview, you can take time to think, ask clarifying questions, and draw on examples from individual or shared work.
• Please ensure your application is complete and submitted online before the closing time. Applications submitted after the closing time cannot be accepted.
• Applicants will be assessed against the relevant Job Description Form criteria across the advertised levels to determine suitability. 

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Further information about the role, including key duties please see the Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au). 

Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au). 

Other conditions

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. Applicants may be required to undertake criminal record screening, integrity checking and pre-employment requirements as part of the appointment process.

Area profile

The WA Country Health Service is the largest country health system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. WACHS provides health services across a vast area of Western Australia, supporting people living in regional, rural and remote communities.

WACHS delivers services across seven regions and 17 districts, and works with Aboriginal people, communities, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, government agencies and other partners to improve health outcomes.

Aboriginal Health Strategy provides leadership, coordination, and strategic advice to support Aboriginal health priorities across WACHS, including cultural governance, policy, workforce, and system reform initiatives.

Employee benefits

In addition to the salary, WACHS employees may access a range of benefits, including:

• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice;
• salary packaging arrangements;
• professional development opportunities;
• study leave / assistance where applicable;
• flexible working arrangements, subject to operational requirements;
• flexible leave arrangements;
• cultural leave provisions;
• employee assistance and wellbeing supports; and
• other professional or location-based allowances where applicable.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our services. WACHS is committed to growing and supporting a strong Aboriginal workforce and creating a culturally safe workplace.

We value the cultural knowledge, lived experience, community relationships and professional skills Aboriginal people bring to the health system.

New employees will be asked what support would be useful to them, including whether they would like to connect with Aboriginal staff networks, a buddy, mentoring, cultural supervision or other development supports. These supports will be offered without assuming what each person needs or wants.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within WACHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.
 
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.