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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what aboriginal and torres strait islander health workers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most aboriginal and torres strait islander health workers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker with a strong commitment to culturally safe primary health care and community wellbeing. My background combines practical clinical support, chronic disease screening and health education, with the cultural knowledge that helps clients feel understood and respected. I work collaboratively with clinical teams and community services to improve access and follow up care.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Health education and advice
- Community engagement
- Care planning and coordination
- Casework and client support
- Communicare
- My Health Record
- MedicalDirector
- Best Practice
- Pen CS CAT4
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted chronic disease screenings and monitored vital signs for a regular caseload of clients, identifying early warning signs that led to timely clinical review.
- Delivered health education sessions in community settings, covering topics such as diabetes management and smoking cessation, with attendance growing steadily over successive sessions.
- Advocated for clients in appointments with doctors and external services, helping them understand care plans and complete referrals.
- Maintained accurate client records in Communicare and My Health Record, ensuring care plans and follow up actions were up to date for the clinical team.
- Supported the development of care plans alongside nurses and GPs, coordinating referrals and follow up for clients with complex needs.
- Helped reduce missed appointments by following up with clients within two days of a scheduled visit, using culturally appropriate communication.
Education
Certificate III or IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care is the typical qualification for this role, with Certificate IV (Practice) leading to registration as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner
- AHPRA
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia
- Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice)
- cultural safety
- ACCHS
- NACCHO
- Medicare
- care plans
- chronic disease screening
- health promotion
- community engagement
- Communicare
- My Health Record
- MedicalDirector
- Best Practice
- Pen CS CAT4
- vital signs
- referrals
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.