Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

Competitive pay: Attractive salary with annual performance and remuneration review program

Vehicle: Enjoy a fully maintained Company Vehicle

Exclusive perks & discounts: Enjoy savings with popular brands like Hello Fresh, New Balance, JB, Apple & more.

Your well-being, our priority: Health insurance discounts, generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs.

Investment in you: We're passionate about personal and professional growth, offering access to certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career.

About the Opportunity  

An exciting opportunity exists for a Cultural Liaison and Social Inclusion Officer to join our Programmed Facility Management team. In this rewarding role, you will help to lead the delivery of Aboriginal workforce and social inclusion initiatives under the client’s Aboriginal Housing Program.

You’ll also partner with the business to create, develop, and promote social inclusion programs that build on Programmed’s inclusive culture - fostering diversity, equity, and belonging across our workforce. By strengthening partnerships and championing initiatives, you’ll play a key role in making a positive social impact and helping individuals connect to long-term opportunities in training and employment.

You’ll bring passion, creativity, and strong relationship-building skills to support our people, customers, and communities in achieving shared goals. You will work closely with the Contract Manager, Project Supervisors, and local stakeholders to identify and support Aboriginal apprentices and trainees, facilitate community engagement, and embed social inclusion objectives into service delivery.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on creating change and driving initiatives that make a real difference.

Nature of the position: 2 Year Fixed Term contract with potential for extension 

Location: Regional NSW – Brewarrina or Wentworth and surrounding areas 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Lead early and ongoing engagement with Tenants, Aboriginal communities, Elders, and local stakeholders.
• Identify and support Aboriginal apprentices and employees, coordinating placements and mentoring.
• Facilitate culturally safe recruitment, onboarding, and training processes.
• Support reporting obligations including participation targets and community feedback.
• Deliver cultural awareness training and support for staff and subcontractors.
• Foster partnerships with Aboriginal businesses and service providers.
• Ensure adherence to Programmed’s governance and Zero Harm principles.

About You 

You are an enthusiastic and community-minded professional, passionate about creating equitable opportunities and supporting individuals to reach their potential. You excel at building relationships, coordinating programs, and driving engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. Your proactive and collaborative approach ensures you deliver outcomes that make a lasting impact.

You will bring:

• Aboriginality – Programmed considers Aboriginality a genuine occupational qualification for the role in accordance with the Anti-Discrimination Act (s.14(d))
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting Aboriginal people and Communities today.
• Previous experience working with Aboriginal communities or in social/community development roles.
• A strong understanding of social inclusion and diversity principles
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to work collaboratively with internal teams, subcontractors, and external partners
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives
• A genuine passion for supporting people from diverse backgrounds and creating positive change
• Ability to obtain a Working with Vulnerable People check

About Us

Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand. 

Our Facility Management business unit partners with our valued clients to deliver a comprehensive range of facilities management from small repair work to managing large-scale facilities and infrastructure networks.

We encourage career development, support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today. 

Work With Us

Submit your application today and join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers, and great communities.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOL, we encourage you to visit our website.