Bilingual Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Australia Red Cross Full time
Part time 15.2 hours per week

  • Max term until 30 June 2024
  • Location: Wollongong
About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role

The Bilingual Support Worker is an integral member of our Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) teams, bringing their cultural knowledge and fluency in specific languages to support newly arrived humanitarian entrants to settle and orientate to life in Australia.

This position is for someone who speaks Arabic, has lived or acquired cultural understanding of the Arabic speaking communities.

About you

  • Fluency in Arabic and dialects at High School Graduate level
  • High School Graduate level comprehension of spoken and written English that enables you to give descriptive explanations of meaning and required actions
  • Understanding of the needs of humanitarian migrants who have experienced multiple and complex vulnerabilities
  • Understanding of the people, cultural and political history of people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds
  • Hold a valid Driver's License
Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity

Financial wellbeing:

In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary.

You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.


Health & Wellbeing:
You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness. And access guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.

Work/Life Flexibility:
You can access flexible working arrangements, paid 'Me' day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options

Career development:
Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 3. Salary from $71,155.76 FTE + superannuation + access to salary packaging.
For additional enquiries, please contact Emily Clark on for a confidential discussion.
Applications close at 11:55pm AEDT on 11 April 2024
Requisition #579

Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre.

We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.

We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.

Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.

Thank you for considering a career at Red Cross. We also have great opportunities to volunteer. Click here to find out more.

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