Dynamic Harm Reduction Specialist

1 month ago


Footscray, Victoria, Australia Cohealth Full time

Company Overview


Cohealth is a multi-award-winning community health organisation that prioritises reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and their communities.



About the Role


The AOD Client Engagement and Support Officer provides onsite and outreach harm reduction services, health promotion, education, and service linkages to individuals and groups, focusing on improving health, wellbeing, and inclusion amongst People Who Use Drugs (PWUD).


In this role, you will engage with the community, provide support and advocacy, education, brief intervention, linkages to treatment, and referral services within an interdisciplinary team that offers safe, person-centred, confidential, and non-judgmental care.



Your Responsibilities


As a key member of our team, your duties will include:



  • Providing clients access to services within the drop-in space and Needle and Syringe Program, navigating multiple demands in a dynamic environment.
  • M Maximising opportunities to interact with clients for support, referral, and engagement activities.
  • Facilitating appropriate responses to changing trends of drug use.
  • Prioritising activities related to substance use chronic conditions, with a focus on harm reduction and self-management.
  • Undertaking community engagement, development activities, and tasks that reduce stigma and promote community safety and wellbeing.


What Cohealth Offers


We offer exciting benefits, including parental leave entitlements, salary packaging options to suit you, novated leasing available, and access to counselling services and mindfulness programs.



Requirements


To succeed in this role, you will require:



  • Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. AOD, Community Development, Social Work), Certificate IV or higher.
  • Proof of qualification to be sighted.
  • Minimum two years relevant work experience.
  • Lived experience will be highly regarded.


Estimated Salary: $46.34 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging


Please note that all appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police Check, Working with Children Check, complete a Pre-employment declaration form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19.



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