Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award
Covers Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) and the work of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, Health Practitioners, Dental Assistants, Dental / Oral Health Therapists and ancillary employees. 4 sectors, 16 classifications across approximately 50 pay-point rate rows. Standard rate is Grade 3 Generalist Health Worker Level 1.
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
What's built
- All 4 sectors (Dental Assistant, Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander Health Worker, Practitioner, ancillary) and their classifications at the July 2025 figures.
- Bilingual definition (cl. 18.2(a)(i)) — recognised proficiency in English and a language used by customers / clients — used for the bilingual allowance.
- Casual loading 25% (cl. 11.1(b)) with 2-hour minimum engagement.
- Hours-of-work setup with FT 76h / 14d averaging.
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision — re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- Each employee must be assigned a sector — Dental Assistant, Health Worker, Practitioner, etc. — to drive the right rate scale and pay-point structure.
- Under-18 casuals are not permitted to do shiftwork — verify against roster rules.
- Coverage excludes Supported Employment Services Award employees and employees covered by enterprise / transitional awards.
- • Aboriginal health
- • ACCHS
- • Health workers
- • Dental assistants
- • Indigenous health
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself — Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
Want to see this award running on your data?
We can demo a pay run on the aboriginal health workers award using sample employees in a sandbox tenant — including any of the special-instruction steps above so you can see exactly what your team's day-to-day looks like.
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