Harm Reduction Worker

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Cohealth Full time
Multiple part-time, fixed-term roles Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic 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 Outreach cluster, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people who use alcohol and other drugs.

The Harm Reduction Worker provides assertive street outreach harm reduction services to individuals and groups of People Who Use Drugs (PWUD), live with Mental Illness and who may be experiencing or have experienced homelessness.

This position requires to work shifts from 8 am to 4 pm and from 3 pm to 11 pm, and may require to work weekends, and public holidays.

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 use and disposal Undertake community engagement, development activities and tasks that reduce stigma and promote community safety and wellbeing

What cohealth offers:

Exciting Parental leave benefitscohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous serviceEligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: Novated Leasing available Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

Minimum Certificate IV in a relevant discipline 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

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Jill Tejada

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