Aboriginal Cultural Inclusion Coordinator

Aboriginal Cultural Inclusion Coordinator

At Wollongong City Council, we continuously strive to create an Extraordinary Wollongong for our community. We focus on the delivery of exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community. Our aim is to work toward the community's goals in the Our Wollongong Our Future Community Strategic Plan 2035.

Wollongong is a great place to work, live and play! Together, our responsibility is to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. Our strength is the diversity of our people.

We lead with courage, openness and curiosity and believe our employees are the key to our success. Learn more about us here.

The Opportunity

Are you a proud Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person ready to lead change, strengthen community connections and help shape a culturally safe and inclusive future for Wollongong?

This is an exciting opportunity to establish and lead Wollongong City Council's Aboriginal Cultural Inclusion Team. As the Coordinator Aboriginal Cultural Inclusion, you will play a key role in strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, providing cultural guidance across Council, and helping create lasting social and cultural outcomes for community.

Leading a small team of Aboriginal Cultural Inclusion Officers, you will work closely with community members, Council leaders, government agencies and key stakeholders to champion inclusion, cultural safety and reconciliation outcomes. You will join an organisation that is already committed to its reconciliation journey, with a recently adopted second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan and a genuine commitment to listening, learning and creating positive change

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of Aboriginal cultural inclusion at Council, influence organisational decision making, support the development of a Cultural Safety Framework, and guide initiatives that deliver meaningful outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

This is a permanent full time 35 hour per week position. Salary from $107,513 up to $ 136,194 per annum plus superannuation. (Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)

How you'll make a difference

- Lead and develop the Aboriginal Cultural Inclusion Team.
- Build strong and respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Provide cultural advice and guidance across Council.
- Influence and support reconciliation and cultural inclusion initiatives.
- Lead community capacity building programs and projects.
- Support the development of culturally safe practices across the organisation.
- Foster partnerships with community organisations, government agencies and stakeholders.
- Monitor and evaluate programs and initiatives to ensure positive community outcomes.

About you

You are an experienced leader with a strong connection to the local community and a passion for creating positive change. You are comfortable working across both community and organisational environments and can build trust, influence others and navigate complexity with authenticity and resilience.
You will bring:
- A degree qualification
- Extensive knowledge of Aboriginal cultures, kinship systems, histories and contemporary issues
- Demonstrated leadership experience, including developing people and building high performing teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills
- Experience leading projects, programs or initiatives and delivering outcomes
- A commitment to community centred approaches and continuous improvement
- A commitment to Council's values of Respect, Integrity, OneTeam, Sustainability and Courage

Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!

• True work-life balance
  We know you work hard, and we make sure that effort is rewarded with real flexibility. Our hybrid work options, flex-time, and rostered days off mean you can maintain balance while delivering great outcomes.
• Great working conditions
  Enjoy a 35-hour work week or a 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off (RDO).
• Career growth and recognition
• We are committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Our initiatives include a reward and recognition program, corporate learning opportunities, study assistance, and leadership development programs to help you grow and succeed.

• Generous leave provisions
  Benefit from five weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata) and access long service leave after just five years.
• Health, safety, and wellbeing
  We prioritise a safe workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere. Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best and include an Employee Assistance Program, skin and hearing checks and discounted gym memberships.
• A vibrant social culture
  Join our Social Club for monthly activities, an annual trivia night, and fantastic Christmas events!

Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.

For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.

Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 27 September 2026

We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability and veterans.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks