Career
Indigenous Health Workers
Healthcare & Medical
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Career stats
Weekly pay
$1,590
Prospects
Medium
Employed in Australia
1,400
Growth
Very strong growth
Overview
Indigenous Health Workers assist with the coordination and provision of health care delivery to Indigenous communities.
Job Titles
Job Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
- maintaining health records and statistics
- acting as an advocate in the community they serve and as a communicator and interpreter on behalf of clients and other health workers
- providing clinical functions such as case management and follow-up independently or in consultation with other health care providers
- providing health education to individual clients and staff in health facilities
- providing cultural education to persons outside the cultural community and life skills education to the community they serve
- providing counselling and referring clients to other health care providers where necessary
Training & Qualifications
Vocational education & training (VET)
- Certificate II in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
- Certificate III in Aboriginal and-or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care or Certificate III in Indigenous Environmental Health
- Certificate IV in Indigenous Environmental Health
- Diploma of Indigenous Environmental Health Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice
- Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Care
Industry
Healthcare & Medical
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