Out of School Hours Care Worker
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker provides culturally appropriate primary health care, health education, and community liaison services in Indigenous Australian communities.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
High demand in remote, rural, and urban Indigenous health services and ACCHOs.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- VETVETASSESSVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
Key duties
- Conduct basic clinical assessments and deliver primary health care to Indigenous community members
- Provide health education and chronic disease management support
- Liaise between community members, families, and the health care system
- Support culturally safe delivery of maternal and child health, mental health, and preventive health programs
Skills required
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care competencies
- Chronic disease management and clinical skills within scope
- Cultural safety and community engagement
- Health record documentation and reporting
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care. VETASSESS assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 482, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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