First Nations Health Education Lead

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• Inspire change through culturally safe education, empowering our workforce to deliver better outcomes for First Nations communities 

• Join a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff network 

• Full time, ongoing newly created opportunity located at Austin Hospital in Heidelberg 

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

Austin Health acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Traditional Owners of the lands on which our services operate and pays respect to Elders past and present.

About the First Nations Health Unit

The First Nations Health Unit at Austin Health is a strategic department established to lead and coordinate efforts that improve the health, wellbeing and cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Led by the Director of First Nations Health, the Unit drives key initiatives including the implementation of the Cultural Safety Plan and Aboriginal Employment Plan, as well as oversight of the Ngarra Jarra Aboriginal Health Service. 

The unit leads organisation-wide efforts to embed cultural safety across all services, strengthen Aboriginal workforce development, deliver cultural education programs, and foster meaningful partnerships with Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, while playing a central role in truth-telling, reconciliation, and improving institutional understanding of the historical and ongoing impacts of racism and colonisation on health outcomes.

Come and join us!

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day and feeling supported to bring your whole self to work.

• Join a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff network.
• Connect with the First Nations Health Unit and Aboriginal workforce supports.
• Access cultural leave and culturally safe supports.
• Grow your career through mentoring, development and leadership pathways.
• Be part of meaningful change in health equity and outcomes.

About the role 

As the First Nations Health Education Lead, you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering culturally safe education programs for Austin Health staff, in alignment with Austin Health’s commitment to ensuring culturally safe care for First Nations people accessing our services and engaging with our workforce and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination in the design and delivery of education.

A regular day will see you:   

• Lead the design, delivery and evaluation of culturally safe education programs across Austin Health. 
• Develop and deliver organisation-wide learning initiatives (face-to-face, online and blended). 
• Partner with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, Traditional Owners and stakeholders to co-design culturally appropriate education. 
• Provide expert advice and support to embed cultural safety across services, systems and workforce practices.  
• Build workforce capability and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff development through mentoring and advocacy.  

About you 

This is an identified position, and only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply under Section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Demonstrated experience designing, delivering and evaluating culturally safe education programs, with strong knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and health practices.  
• Proven ability to facilitate inclusive, evidence-based learning in a formal education or training environment.  
• Experience mentoring, supporting and developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students.  
• Strong capability to co-design programs with Aboriginal communities and stakeholders to ensure cultural relevance and safety.  
• Ability to embed cultural safety into workforce education, practice and organisational priorities, aligned with strategic plans.  

We value lived experience, cultural knowledge, and community connection as highly as formal qualifications. Demonstrated cultural understanding and/or strong connections to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities will be highly regarded.

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sarah Joyce, Director First Nations Health at Sarah.Joyce@austin.org.au   

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Tuesday 14 July 2026