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Indigenous Job Opportunities - Including Brisbane, Townsville, Mackay & Greater QLD

As the PCCC Trust has well-established relationships with many of the large regional employers across the footprint of PCCC Country. Several of these agreements include commitments to maximise the participation of PCCC People in employment and training opportunities created by these organisations.

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Position status: Permanent, Temporary,Casual
Position type: Flexible-full-time, Flexible-part-time, Non-Standard-Hours
Occupational group: Health - Clinical Talent Pool
Workplace Location: Brisbane - West, Darling Downs - Maranoa, Ipswich region, Toowoomba region
Closing date: 30-Sep-2026

About the role

The purpose of the West Moreton Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Talent Pool is to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, across all workforce streams and levels of the Hospital and Health Service.

Opportunities!

This Talent Pool collects a variety of information that will help identify suitable applicants for current and future employment opportunities in a range of occupational areas including:

  • Operational Services
    • Food Services 
    • Cleaning 
    • Patient Support  
    • Security
  • Administration Officer
  • Assistant in Nursing

Mandatory relevant qualifications may be required for the below roles.

  • Undergraduate Student in Nursing
  • Enrolled Nurse
  • Registered Nurse
  • Nurse Navigator
  • Project Officer
  • Indigenous Hospital Liaison Officer
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Social Work
  • Speech Pathology
  • Psychology
  • Physiotherapy
  • Dietetics

Mandatory Requirements:

  • Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16 (PDF)
  • Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

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Council would like to hear from First Nations people who are interested in volunteering to work with our First Nations Fire and Land Officer. The volunteers will work as part of a team planning and preparing sites to deliver cultural burns on Council reserves.

The main duties include inspecting sites and determining burn regime requirements; preparing sites using hand tools and light plant to create fire breaks, reducing fuel loads and protecting parent trees; and attending burning days as observers, participating as directed by the Burn Controller.

Applicants must be a minimum of 16 years of age.

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Position status: Fixed Term Temporary
Position type: Full-time
Occupational group: Health - Health Service Support
Workplace Location: Sunshine Coast
Closing date: 31-Dec-2026
Salary Other: Ref Role Description
Job duration: Fixed Term Temp Full-time positions - HWF1 - HWF3

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service are seeking expressions of interest for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Health Worker Trainee, Health Worker Generalist and Advanced Health Worker. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Directorate works across all facilities and provides high quality care and support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their families, as well as cultural education and training for SCHHS staff.

Submit your expression of interest to the Talent Pool for future temporary vacancies within Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS).

Please note - submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee an offer of employment.  Applications will be reviewed as vacancies arise.

***Acceptance into the Talent Pool does not guarantee you will be contacted or matched to a vacancy. Your details will remain in our Talent Pool for 12 months unless you withdraw your application.

Under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

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  • Several casual positions available in remote NSW, SA, NT, WA & QLD.
  • $55.81 per hour (inclusive of 25% casual loading), plus superannuation.
  • Temporary (casual) positions with variable working hours, including days, evenings, and weekends.
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply and applicants who live in or have worked in the nominated areas will be highly regarded.

As a Remote Area Management Team Leader, you will:

  • Engage with members of the community to raise awareness of the Census.
  • Lead and manage a small team.
  • Recruit and train field staff in various locations, including remote towns, farming properties, roadhouses, caravan parks, hotels, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
  • Manage Census collection in your area, including supporting staff to conduct interviews.
  • Conduct interviews and deliver Census forms to dwellings.
  • Use tools such as maps and mobile apps to allocate work and report on progress.
  • Review and finalise Remote Area Management Team plans.
  • Undertake quality assurance processes including reviews of forms with the help of field staff.
  • Securely manage all recruitment, payroll, WHS, and Census forms.
  • Ensure the security of all electronic devices.
  • Return completed forms to the ABS.

Key qualities and experience

  • Understanding and supporting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community priorities.
  • Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Experience working within a small team and following instructions and procedures.
  • Proven ability to lead or manage a small team.
  • Capability to work independently and apply training and procedures.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience working in remote and regional areas of Australia.
  • Ability to read and navigate maps.
  • Attention to detail when working in high volume environments with tight deadlines.
  • Ability to use electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

Applicants who live in or have worked in the nominated area will be highly regarded. 

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  • Roles available across remote NT, QLD, WA, NSW and SA.
  • $42.65 per hour (inclusive of 25% casual loading), plus superannuation.
  • Temporary (casual) positions with variable working hours, including days, evenings, and weekends.
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply and applicants who live in or have worked in the nominated areas will be highly regarded.
  • Applications close 30 September 2026
  • Job no: ABSME04446

Do you have experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, or live in remote communities and/or regions in Australia? Help your communities story be told in the 2026 Census.

About the role

Working closely with their team leader, the Remote Area Management Team Member helps make sure that Census information is collected in remote areas of Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, regional towns, farming properties, mining camps, roadhouses, and national parks. This includes engagement activities to promote participation in the Census from remote communities. 

We are seeking Remote Area Management Team Members with experience working as part of a team and the ability to use electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

As Remote Area Management Team Member, you will:

  • Engage with members of the community to raise awareness of the Census. 
  • Provide support to the Team Leader as needed. 
  • Assist the Team Leader to recruit and train Community Field Officers in various locations including remote towns, farming properties, roadhouses, caravan parks, hotels and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. 
  • Conduct interviews and deliver Census forms to dwellings. 
  • Use tools such as maps and mobile apps to allocate work and report on progress. 
  • Undertake quality assurance processes including reviews of forms with the help of field staff. 
  • Securely manage all recruitment, payroll, WHS, and Census forms. 
  • Ensure the security of all electronic devices. 
  • Return completed forms to the ABS.

This role requires you to have an understanding of, and ability to communicate with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. 

If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, we strongly encourage you to apply.  

Key qualities and experience

  • Understanding and supporting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community priorities.
  • Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Experience working within a small team and following instructions and procedures.
  • Capability to work independently and apply training and procedures.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience working in remote and regional areas of Australia.
  • Ability to read and navigate maps.
  • Attention to detail when working in high volume environments with tight deadlines.
  • Ability to use electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

Applicants who live in or have worked in the nominated area will be highly regarded. 

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Position status: Fixed Term Temporary
Position type: Full-time
Occupational group: Education & Training
Workplace Location: Far North Qld
Closing date: 27-Mar-2026
Yearly salary: $90868 - $99582
Fortnightly salary: $3483.00 - $3817.00
Job duration: Until 11 December 2026 unless otherwise determined

Mount Garnet State School are seeking applications for a School Community Partnership Officer (Identified) to join their school community on a Temporary Full-time basis, from 23 April 2026 until 11 December 2026, unless otherwise determined.

Within this role you will have the opportunity to liaise with students, families and the community to develop and introduce strategies in the context of community engagement and co-design, to achieve and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education through strengthened community connections. Please note, this position does not attract Government housing.

About the Role

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Work with the school community to develop, implement and monitor appropriate programs which raise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community awareness and participation in educational decision-making processes and which contribute to the implementation of Partnership Initiative priorities.
  • Facilitate stakeholder engagement to support community co-design that meet the needs of the school and community leaders and encourage partnerships with other regional, state, commonwealth and local government officers and local peak bodies.
  • Assist school leaders and school community groups with advice and strategies for effective participation in education and access to information, resources and services through place-based co-design processes.
  • Provide advice on current school and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community issues and effective community consultation and place-based decision-making processes.

Mandatory Requirements for an Identified Role:

It is a genuine occupational requirement for Identified roles that the position be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as set out in Section 7 of the Anti Discrimination Act 1991 for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act.  

Verification of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Island heritage 

For administrative purposes, in relation to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a person who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is either:  

  • of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; 
  • accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which he or she lives.  

By definition a person who is not an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cannot be employed (on any basis) to perform the duties of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role.  

Applicants to this position may have to provide confirmation of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Requesting proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from applicants helps to make sure that this intention is honoured.  

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A range of employment opportunities are currently available through the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP), with roles advertised through Downer Careers across Torbanlea and  Maryborough.

Professional Role

Frontline & Trades Roles

Expression of Interest Opportunities

If you’re interested in working on the QTMP but don’t see a suitable vacancy above, you can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for one of the available employment categories.

By submitting an EOI, candidates can receive notifications when new roles within their selected category are advertised.

QTMP EOI links:

Please note: Submitting an EOI does not replace applying for individual positions. Candidates will still need to submit a separate application for each specific role they are interested in.

Explore QTMP Opportunities

Visit the Downer Careers website to view the current QTMP vacancies, position descriptions and application requirements, or to submit an Expression of Interest.

These opportunities provide pathways into professional, production, frontline and skilled trade roles supporting Queensland’s train manufacturing industry.

The University of Queensland – German Australian Business Council

  • Location: Heron Island Research Station (On-site accommodation provided)
  • Position Type: Full-time, Continuing
  • Classification: HEW Level 4 ($79,096 – $83,863 + up to 17% Superannuation)
  • Closing Date: Refer to UQ Careers Portal

About the Role

The University of Queensland (UQ) is seeking two (2) Research Station Support Services Assistants to play an active role in the stewardship, cultural engagement, and day-to-day operations of the Heron Island Research Station.

Located on the southern Great Barrier Reef, the research station is a world-class hub for marine research and education. This role contributes to ensuring that Traditional Owner cultural knowledge, values, and perspectives are embedded into station operations, environmental management, and research activities.

We are recruiting two complementary positions:

  1. Maintenance & Facility Operations: Supporting infrastructure, heavy machinery, equipment upkeep, and general island maintenance.

  2. Administration, Outreach & Research Support: Supporting booking systems, visitor/researcher logistics, laboratory setup, and general administration.

Eligibility and Key Requirements

This is an Identified Position under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld).

  • Must be a Traditional Owner of the Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng or Taribelang Bunda Peoples – the Traditional Custodians of the land and sea Country encompassing Heron
    Island surrounding areas.
  • Connection to and knowledge of the cultural heritage, traditions, and values of the Traditional Owners of Heron Island and surrounding areas.
  • Vocational training qualification (or ready ability to acquire) in science, business, or a trade with relevant experience, OR an equivalent combination of relevant experience, education, and training.
  • Demonstrated ability to follow complex processes and systems, ideally where necessary for health and safety, animal ethics, and/or environmental compliance.
  • Current holder of (or ready ability to attain and maintain) the necessary qualifications and experience for formal recognition in the operation of plant and heavy machinery.
  • High level computer literacy skills including the ability to use, or learn to use, software applications associated with analytical instruments and business operations.
  • Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to develop and sustain strategic relationships, to work collaboratively and undertake effective consultations with
    client groups.

How to apply

Click here to view the Appointment Booklet

All applicants must supply the following documents through the UQ Careers portal:

  • Cover letter addressing key selection criteria
  • Resume

To satisfy prerequisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline. Applications received via other channels including direct email will not be accepted.

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Ochre Australia is currently seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Operator to join their team at Blackwater Mine. If you're a highly skilled operator who takes pride in your work, values safety, and enjoys working with a great team, we'd love to hear from you.

If you're a highly skilled operator who takes pride in your work, values safety, and enjoys working with a great team, Ochre Australia would love to hear from you.

The right candidate must hold nationally recognised RII competencies and demonstrated operating experience in:

  • Loader
  • Grader
  • Excavator

Must have current Standard 11, Coal Board Medical, Driver Licence, Strong commitment to workplace health and safety

What We Offer

  • Attractive remuneration package based on experience
  • Permanent day shift roster (7 on / 7 off)
  • Ongoing training and professional development
  • A culturally safe, supportive and inclusive workplace
  • A team culture built on respect
  • Immediate start

Apply now! Submit your resume and copies of your RII competencies, Standard 11, Coal Board Medical and relevant licences to: kerrod@ochreaus.com.au

Gladstone Ports Corporation

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) is seeking a passionate and experienced Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) Coordinator to join their team in Gladstone.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a meaningful role in supporting positive relationships and outcomes between GPC, Traditional Owners, Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs), Indigenous organisations and community stakeholders.

About the Role

Reporting to the Government & Corporate Relations Manager, the ILUA Coordinator will coordinate the implementation, administration and monitoring of GPC's Indigenous Land Use Agreements and associated obligations.

The role will focus on building and maintaining trusted relationships with Traditional Owners, PBCs, Indigenous organisations and key stakeholders, while supporting GPC to meet its commitments under existing and future ILUAs.

Key Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

  • Coordinating the implementation, administration and monitoring of ILUAs and associated commitments.
  • Maintaining governance systems, obligations registers and reporting frameworks.
  • Building positive, long-term relationships with Traditional Owners, PBCs, Indigenous organisations and community representatives.
  • Supporting Indigenous engagement and Cultural Heritage activities across projects and operations.
  • Facilitating collaboration between stakeholders and assisting with competing priorities and interests.
  • Preparing reports, briefing papers, correspondence and committee documentation.
  • Providing advice and support regarding agreement obligations, compliance and governance processes.
  • Coordinating input from legal, environmental, planning, operational and community stakeholders.

About You

GPC is looking for someone who can demonstrate:

  • Strong relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders, including Indigenous communities and organisations.
  • Cultural awareness, humility and a genuine commitment to respectful engagement with First Nations and Australian South Sea Islander peoples.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
  • Experience coordinating agreements, governance processes, compliance activities or complex administrative functions.
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • High levels of integrity, professionalism and sound judgement when handling sensitive matters.

Qualifications & Requirements

Mandatory:

  • C Class Driver’s Licence.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC).

Desirable:

  • Certificate III or IV in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of Native Title, Indigenous Land Use Agreements, Cultural Heritage management or related legislative frameworks.
  • Experience working with Traditional Owners, Indigenous organisations or community representatives.
  • Experience in a port, infrastructure, resources, energy, government, land management or other highly regulated environment.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful Indigenous engagement, cultural heritage outcomes and responsible stewardship across the Gladstone region.

You’ll work with a diverse range of stakeholders and projects, helping to strengthen partnerships and support positive, lasting outcomes for Traditional Owners, communities and the region.

First Nations people and Australian South Sea Islander people are encouraged to apply. GPC also encourages applications from people with disability, people from non-English-speaking backgrounds and women.

How to Apply

Applications must include a cover letter, resume and copies of relevant qualifications.

Applications close at 4:30pm, Sunday 27 September 2026.

For further information and to apply, visit the https://www.gpcl.com.au/who-we-are/work-with-us/

For confidential enquiries, contact the GPC Recruitment Team on (07) 4976 1686.

Acknowledgement

In loving memory of all our ancestors, we acknowledge their fight and their hard work to get recognition of our country and for us to be standing here today.