We warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for this identified position. Your cultural knowledge, lived experience and community connections will help strengthen culturally safe services and positive outcomes for Aboriginal people, families and communities.
Being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement of this role under Section 50(d) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.
Ruah is a leading values-driven employer in Western Australia’s community services sector. Our staff go boldly, not just supporting people in need, but working to end homelessness, end domestic violence and create opportunities for people struggling with poverty and mental health challenges.
Our professional team of operational and corporate services staff is backed by one of WA’s biggest Peer support workforces. Our staff reflect our commitment to diversity and inclusion, where difference is valued, celebrated and embraced.
By choosing to work with us, you are helping transform the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our community.
As a Cultural Engagement Advisor, you will help shape culturally safe practice across the organisation while strengthening workforce capability and supporting meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities.
Working within the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team, you will provide Aboriginal cultural expertise, Aboriginal engagement support and cultural safety advice that helps shape service delivery, workforce capability and organisational decision-making.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine organisation-wide impact by strengthening cultural practice, building community relationships and championing culturally informed approaches that improve outcomes for Aboriginal clients, families and communities across Western Australia.
We're looking for someone who is passionate about strengthening culturally safe practice and building meaningful relationships with Aboriginal people, families and communities. You'll bring cultural knowledge, lived experience and the ability to work collaboratively with staff to create positive outcomes across the organisation. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence organisational practice and create lasting impact for Aboriginal clients, families and communities across Western Australia.
At Ruah, we recognise the value of lived experience, cultural knowledge and professional expertise. In return, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while being supported to thrive both personally and professionally.
Successful applicants will be required to hold or obtain:
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Applications close: 30 October 2026
Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and this advertisement may close prior to the advertised closing date.
For a confidential yarn about the role, please contact:
Tony Culbong, Manager – Aboriginal Engagement and Employment at tony.culbong@ruah.org.au or on 0493 813 290
We are building a workplace where difference is embraced and encouraged - and to do this, we need people on our team who are representative of the clients we work with, who are passionate about change and courageous enough to stand up for what is right. Everyone is welcome. Everyone belongs.
We are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All applicants will undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
