Officer - Cultural Liaison

· Maximum term position until 30 June 2024

· Part time hours (22.8 hours per week)

· Townsville

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.

About the role

The Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) is based on community development principles and trains volunteers who identify and respond to health and wellbeing issues of concern to the local community. Globally CBHFA operates in prisons across 19 countries. Townsville Women’s Correctional Centre has been operational as a CBHFA site since 2019. An independent evaluation of the program found a cleaner, safer prison, decreased self-harm and improved hope for the future among participants. The program is based on community development principles and trains prisoners as volunteers who use their lived experience to identify and lead projects to improve health and wellbeing issues of priority concern to prisoners.

The role will support the development and implementation of the Community Based Health and First Aid in Action Prison Program (CBHFA), ensuring a culturally appropriate approach.

This position provides essential cultural advice, leadership and guidance to support the development of the CBHFA program and its resources in Australian correctional facilities. You will provide knowledge, skills and cultural competency to guide the programs adaption to ensure the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners are met.

Additionally, the role will further support and guide Red Cross and external partners to help achieve common goals by influencing changes within correctional facilities to maintain engagement from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners and staff within the prison community.

About you

• Extensive experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and awareness of cultural protocols when consulting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Experience developing and driving necessary change and improvements to ensure organisations are culturally competent
• Experience and understanding of the Australian justice system and the specific needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Demonstrated ability to drive service development that is client centred
• Demonstrated good communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport and establish positive and constructive relationships with potential partners, community members, Red Cross staff and other key stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate sessions, activities and group work, within challenging environments Capacity to provide input into the analysis of complex situations/problems and assist in the development of logical and achievable solutions
• Ability to support implementation and risk minimisation strategies and contribute to maintaining a physically and emotionally safe environment.
• Proven highly developed organisational and time management skills
• Working with children check

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity

Financial wellbeing: In addition to your pay, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation

Health & Wellbeing: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness. And access guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.

Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses

Further information

This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4. Salary from $82,063.28 FTE + superannuation + access to salary packaging.

For additional enquiries, please contact Jessica Kennedy 0457 500 354 for a confidential discussion.

Applications close at close of business 22 May 2024.

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