Parkerville Children and Youth Care is seeking a committed Aboriginal leader to join our team as Cultural Practice Lead. This is an important leadership role focused on strengthening cultural safety, connection to Country, and culturally responsive practice for Aboriginal children, young people, and families.
About the Role
The Cultural Practice Lead will work closely with the wider organisation, to ensure our work is guided by Aboriginal ways of knowing, being, and doing. You will help lead cultural planning across all services, including Our Way Home and the MIST program, which supports children and young people affected by child sexual abuse, family and domestic violence, and other adverse childhood experiences.
You will provide cultural leadership, advice, and mentoring to staff, helping build culturally safe practice across the organisation. You will also strengthen partnerships with Aboriginal community organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, and contribute to a workplace culture that values learning, respect, and safety.
About You
This position is open to Aboriginal applicants only, as Aboriginality is a genuine requirement for the role. You will bring a deep understanding of Aboriginal family structures, kinship systems, and the impact of trauma on children, young people, families, and communities.
You will be confident in providing cultural consultation, mentoring others, and working collaboratively to support culturally safe and trauma-informed care. You will have a strong commitment to embedding Aboriginal perspectives in service delivery and to supporting staff to work in respectful and culturally responsive ways.
Why Join Us
This role is offered on a permanent part time (0.8) basis, working 5 days per week across our locations in Armadale and Rockingham, with presence at Perth metropolitan co-locations when required. You will be supported through regular training, reflective practice, and ongoing development opportunities.
Parkerville Children and Youth Care offers:
We value psychological safety, open communication, collaboration, and a workplace where people can bring their authentic selves to work.
Other Information
Parkerville Children and Youth Care has zero tolerance for alcohol and drugs.
Applicants must be permitted to work and remain in Australia with no limitations.
Applications close at 4:00pm on Wednesday, 10th June 2026, however applications will be assessed as they are received and the vacancy may close earlier. Please contact Breanna Jackson-Reid via email on breanna-jacksonreid@parkerville.org.au if you would like more information.
Interviews will take place on 17th June.
This recruitment process may also be used to form a pool of suitable candidates for similar roles over the next 12 months.
Parkerville Children and Youth Care is committed to child safety, inclusion, and creating a respectful workplace for all. If you have any access or support requirements, alternative application formats such as storytelling or phone calls can be arranged by emailing recruitment@parkerville.org.au.
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.
