Wandakalawa, Minyang, Yaama, Anikanya 

Dhanggana 

YAMHS /Hunter New England Mental Health Services respectfully acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the custodians of the land in which our mental health facilities are located. We pay our respects to our Elders who are the knowledge holders of our culture and who keep our traditions, rituals, song lines alive. We respect the continuing connection to sky, land, rivers, seas and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and its interconnectedness to social, emotional, physical, spiritual mental health and wellbeing. We acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within our district, the staff who work with us and the Aboriginal services and organisations who partner with us to improve mental health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our footprint. We ask all those that walk, work and live on traditional Aboriginal lands to be respectful of culture and traditions. Always was, Always will be, Aboriginal land.

This is a position identified for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people on the basis of a genuine occupational qualification under section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criteria.

About us:

YAMHS “Yimamulinbinkaan Aboriginal mental health service & social emotional wellbeing (SEWB) workforce” is a culturally lead mental health clinical in reach speciality service that are seeking applicants who are passionate about improving the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing mental health services. This position is a non-clinical educator position based at Calvary ED & Mater mental health centre and involves working closely with a dedicated team of professionals in a shared employment model. You will be supported and collaborate with staff from calvary ED, Awabakal AMS, Mater MH services, and YAMHS, ensuring a holistic and culturally sensitive approach to care.

About your new job:

This role will be pivotal in fostering strong interdisciplinary relationships and enhancing the quality-of-service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients/consumers admitted to Calvary ED by providing compassion and connection through your own cultural knowledge and experience. Whilst assisting services to deliver health care that has a holistic view of health, is culturally competent and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Aboriginal people patients/consumers to support mental health service to reduce readmission rates and help coordinate a wraparound support response for our mob by just having a yarn.

Most of all you won’t be alone and will be part of a Deadly team who has the same commitment to improving outcomes for our mob, to increase early help seeking, reduce prevalence of crises and improve pathways and supports across the lifespan. For Aboriginal people, health is holistic, which links mental and physical health with a whole of life view, interconnected to spiritual and cultural factors, connection to land, community, traditions and identity.

About you:

You are passionate about achieving success within YAMHS model of care to improve mental health for our mob that is sustainable and incorporates the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people located in your local community.
You will provide cultural knowledge and advice to our non-Aboriginal colleagues and stakeholders about local cultural protocols and the importance of incorporating holistic social and emotional wellbeing care.
You will be dedicated to creating a culturally safe and supportive environment within the team and model self-care.
You have the strength and passion to enhance Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and Non Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients consumers’ engagement with Calvary ED and Mental Health service by listening and learning from our communities lived experience.

Benefits:

You will be supported by a number of Deadly teams and managed by YAMHS Aboriginal service manager and sit within a team of colleagues who are Aboriginal leaders such as a CNC, a Team leader, TOCC positions, Cultural healers, mental health professional trainees, project officer and admin. YAMHS is supported by mental health executives to CTG in mental health outcomes,  with a specific MH & SEWB committee chaired by the GM and YAMHS service manager. As an Aboriginal staff member you will have opportunities to attend Aboriginal mental health and networking forums and continue to network and work closely with our key stakeholder allies and Aboriginal communities.

YAMHS also offer Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Cultural clinical supervision framework to ensure your success in this position. Gayaa Dhuwi is one of our strategies in HNE mental health service to achieve sustainable employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the public health sector. We know as Aboriginal people we need to work in a cultural responsiveness workplace which holds culture as central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. The supervision framework allows ongoing reflective practice and life-long learning, it enables growth for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to become leaders, it is relationship focused and is person and community centred. It appreciates diversity between groups, families and communities and requires access to knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, peoples and cultures. 

What we can offer you:

• ADO’s each month (for full time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Superannuation contributions
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals