About the Role:

A unique role exists through funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to review and refresh the Melbourne Health Aboriginal Employment Plan. We are seeking someone with enthusiasm and experience to join our team and support Melbourne Health to enhance opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees, students and candidates.

The successful candidate:
In enhancing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees, students and candidates, your role is to initially refresh our current Aboriginal Employment Plan and make a significant contribution towards the implementation through:

• Developing tools and initiatives to increase awareness and influence a culturally responsive work environment towards Australian Indigenous employees, students, candidates and their needs;

• Reviewing the current recruitment process and tools, identify opportunities for increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and work with colleagues to implement the changes;

• Developing and increasing recruitment and retention of competent employees within Melbourne Health with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) background;

• Support existing programs such as work placement and help implement new programs such as traineeships and mentoring.

Essential:
• Ability to make sound recommendations and experience in developing and implementing tools and initiatives to enhance recruitment and retention of Indigenous Australians in the workplace.

Why Melbourne Health?
Melbourne Health is a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement. We also offer:
• Salary Packaging
• Reward & Recognition Programs
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff gym, staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Discounted Staff Parking

At Melbourne Health we are committed to Aboriginal employment and encourage all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Karreeta (grow) Yirramboi (tomorrow). We value a diverse workforce and encourage applications from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Melbourne Health is an award winning health care service and is Victoria’s second largest public health service. We provide comprehensive acute, sub-acute, general, specialist medical and mental health services through both inpatient and community based facilities through the following services: The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus, The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus, NorthWestern Mental Health, RMH Kidney Care Service and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check. Successful applicants will be required to provide a record of Immune Status to vaccine preventable diseases or evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

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