Building The Blocks of Cultural Competency in Melbourne's North West
‘BUILDING THE BLOCKS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY’ TOOLKIT
SECTION L
POLICY EXAMPLES AND TEMPLATES
OVERVIEW
The following list of documents have been provided as examples of policies developed by health and human service agencies to support improvements in service provision to Aboriginal people and to support the recruitment of Aboriginal staff. Please note that these documents have been provided as a guide only and the NWMR Koolin Balit PCP Consortium is not endorsing any particular document as best practice.
RECONCILIATION ACTION PLANS
cohealth
cohealth Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2016-2016
City of Melbourne
City of Melbourne Reconciliation Action Plan 2015 – 2018
Hume City Council
Hume City Council Reconciliation Action Plan 2013 – 2017
City of Whittlesea
City of Whittlesea Aboriginal Inclusion Charter
ABORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES
City of Whittlesea
Aboriginal Employment Pathways Strategy and Action Plan
(October 2012 – October 2017)
Mallee District Aboriginal Services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy: 2013 – 2016
Melbourne Health
Aboriginal Employment Plan 2013 – 2015
Austin Health
Aboriginal Employment Plan 2016 – 2019
Barwon Health
Aboriginal Employment Plan 2012 – 2015
Mercy Health
Aboriginal Employment Plan 2012 – 2015
Victoria University
Yannoneit Employment Strategy
ORGANISATIONAL CULTURAL PROTOCOLS
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne: Aboriginal Cultural Protocols Guidelines
Oxfam Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protocols
City of Port Phillip
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols Framework
CULTURAL AUDITING TOOLS
AHPACC
AHPACC Audit Tool and Guide
Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation and Women’s Health Goulburn North East
Making Two Worlds Work Closing the Gap Audit Tool
Victorian Department of Health
Continuous Quality Improvement Tool: Aboriginal Health in Acute Health Services and Mental Health Services
NEPCP
2012 North East Primary Care Partnership – A Report on the Working with Aboriginal People and Communities Survey Distributed to North East Primary Care Partnership Member Agencies
(provides an example of a staff survey to assess cultural competency)
RECRUITMENT TEMPLATES
Western Australia Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (WANADA)
Sample Position Available Advertisement
Sample Position Description
Sample Senior Position Description
Karreeta-yiramboi
Department of Justice: Sample Identified and Designated Position Descriptions
Karreeta-yiramboi
Aboriginal Employment Officer: Position Description Template
SUPERVISION TEMPLATES
VDDI: Education and Training Unit:2012 Our Healing Ways: A culturally appropriate supervision model for Aboriginal Workers
Supervision Agreement Template
CULTURAL AND CEREMONIAL LEAVE POLICY EXAMPLES
State Government of Victoria: Department of Education and Training
Cultural and Ceremonial Leave
University of Southern Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Employment Policy and Procedure
See Section 4.3 Cultural and Ceremonial Leave
Australian Taxation Office
Cultural, Ceremonial and NAIDOC Leave
Department of Health Victoria
Ngarngadji! Listen/understand! Improving Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients (ICAP) Resource Kit
See Cultural Leave Policy at pg 64
CONSENT FORM TO RELEASE INFORMATION ABOUT ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STATUS
Karreeta-yiramboi
Sample letter and consent form to release personal information