- Full-time, Fixed Term/Part-Time Fixed Term 0.4 EFT, until 30th June 2023
- Based in Melbourne
- Generous Salary Packaging + Super
So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. We are committed to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.
Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.
About the role
This position sits within the AOD and Homelessness Cluster which delivers value-based care and aims to improve the health, wellbeing, housing and social outcomes of people who use alcohol and other drugs and/or those experiencing homelessness in the Inner North West of Melbourne.
The AOD and Homelessness Outreach AOD Harm Reduction Worker provides outreach harm reduction services to individuals and groups. Improving health, wellbeing, and inclusion amongst People Who Use Drugs (PWUD), live with Mental Illness and who may be experiencing or have experienced homelessness is the key purpose of this position. The program engages community, provides support and advocacy, education, brief intervention, linkages to treatment and referral services.
Please refer to the Position Description for more information.
Your duties include:
- Undertake assertive street outreach within a multidisciplinary team
- Provide harm reduction education, advocacy, referral, needles/syringes and other injecting and disposal equipment to clients to support safer using and disposal through all modalities, onsite site, outreach, and dispensing machines
- Undertake community engagement, development activities and tasks which reduces stigma and promotes community safety and wellbeing
- Supports and assist clients to understand and navigate health and other community services within cohealth and externally including housing, social inclusion and recreation services and other recovery and clinical treatment and recovery services including pharmacotherapy
- Be informed and apply a comprehensive screening, assessment, care planning and motivational interventions including harm reduction, service linkages, health promotion and recovery options
- Maximise opportunities to provide information and education on safer drug use, BBV and STI treatment and prevention, drug overdose prevention of and response
Our ideal candidate:
- Minimum Certificate IV in a relevant discipline (e.g., Alcohol and Other Drugs, Community Development, Social Work)
- Lived experience will be highly regarded
- Sound knowledge of the health and social issues and service sector for people who use substances and sleep rough
- The ability to assess client need and develop a care plan to support and assist their navigation of health and other community services within cohealth and externally
- A commitment to the principles of harm reduction and recovery
- The ability to establish respectful professional relationships that have clear boundaries with consumers, staff, and partner organisations
Application Process
Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Jill Tejada – [email protected]
To apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6156050.
Applications close 21 November 2022.