Aboriginal Facilitator and Educator
Embedding culturally safe care in aged care, disability and veterans’ services
EOI-2526-12
Applications close 30 October 2025
Background
COORDINARE is inviting Aboriginal facilitators and/or cultural educators to apply for funding to support the culturally safe aged care, disability and veterans’ services project.
As part of this project your role will be to work with up to six services to complete a cultural safety audit of their service, provide cultural awareness education for staff and host yarning circles with staff and Aboriginal community members to identify improvements to enhance the service. Aged care, disability and veterans’ services will be based in the Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, and Snowy Monaro regions.
There is funding of up to $50,000 to deliver this project between November 2025 and June 2026.
EOI details
This is an 'open expression of interest' which means that Aboriginal facilitators or cultural educators who live on or have cultural and community connections to the Yuin Nation, Ngarigo, Walgalu areas are eligible to apply.
Applicants may apply individually or as part of a group proposal.
Important documents
Timeline
| EOI released | 10 October 2025 | Completed |
| Online yarn for people to ask questions about this project - register at this link. | 12.30pm - 1pm, 20 October 2025 | Ongoing |
| Closing date and time for applications | 5pm, 30 October 2025 | Ongoing |
| Evaluation of EOI | Early November 2025 | Ongoing |
| Clarification / negotiation with shortlisted providers | Early November 2025 | Ongoing |
| Funding awarded | Mid November 2025 | Ongoing |
| Contracts commence | Mid November 2025 | Ongoing |
| Meet with initial participating services, adapt existing project tools (e.g., audit, plan, evaluation) | November - December 2025 | Ongoing |
How to apply
Applications close at 5pm, Thursday 30 October 2025.
We’d love to hear from you in the way that feels most comfortable and right for you.
There are three options for sharing your response:
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ONE: you can download and fill out the written EOI application form (Attachment 1) and include anything else that helps explain your ideas. You can email the completed application form to commissioning@coordinare.org.au
File formats accepted: word, excel, pdf and jpg files are all acceptable formats. If the documents are large, please specify the relevant page number(s) / section(s) to your response.
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TWO: you can complete an application form on our website here. Please note, your progress will not be saved if you close the window or refresh the page. We recommend completing the application in one session.
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THREE: you can send us a short video, where you talk us through your responses and show us your creative ideas. You may use any of the following platforms to upload your video:
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Online storage platforms such as OneDrive / Google Drive / Dropbox.
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YouTube (unlisted or private link recommended for security).
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Ensure the link is publicly accessible or set with appropriate permissions so we can view it.
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For OneDrive / Google Drive / Dropbox, make sure the sharing settings allow anyone with the link to view.
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For YouTube, set the video to Unlisted so it’s not publicly searchable but still accessible via the link.
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You can submit the video link via the online application form or send the video link to our email address: commissioning@coordinare.org.au.
COORDINARE will not share your video link with any third parties, other than project team and evaluation panel members of this project.
Please take your time reading through the questions and make sure your application matches the scope and specifications in Section 4 of the EOI guidelines. Please also make sure you respond to all the assessment criteria in page 6 of the EOI guidelines.
Have any questions?
Email COORDINARE's Commissioning Business Team at commissioning@coordinare.org.au.
