Harm Reduction Worker Outreach – DF229

• Part-Time, 0.8 FTE, Fixed-Term, 12-month contract
• $46.70- $50.25 per hour + Super + Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income
• Join a passionate AOD team delivering compassionate, person-centred support that empowers recovery and creates meaningful improvements in health and wellbeing

So why cohealth?

At cohealth, we believe every person and family deserves support, access to quality care and the opportunity to thrive. Join a compassionate team delivering inclusive, culturally safe services that make a meaningful difference in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drug use. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Make a real difference where it’s needed most. As a Harm Reduction Worker, you’ll provide assertive outreach and practical support to people experiencing substance use, mental health challenges and homelessness. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver person-centred, trauma-informed care that reduces harm, builds trust and connects people to the services they need.

This role operates across a 7-day roster, including a regular Wednesday shift, with some weekend work available.

Please refer to the Position Description to know more about the role.

Your duties include:

• Undertake assertive street outreach, providing harm reduction education, advocacy and referrals
• 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 as required
• Using safe strategies, work with intoxicated consumers and assess overdose risk

What cohealth offers:

• Generous salary packaging of up to $15,900, plus an additional $2,650 for meals and entertainment, to help increase your take-home pay. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrifice…
• Novated Leasing is available along with a significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, along with mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• An inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and the work you do makes a meaningful difference

Our ideal candidate:

• Minimum Certificate IV qualifications in Alcohol & Other Drugs, Counselling, Social Work or similar. Other appropriate tertiary qualifications may also be considered
• Ability to work a rotating 7 day a week roster
• The ability to assess client need and develop a care plan in order to support and assist both their immediate wellbeing and safety
• A commitment to the principles of harm reduction and recovery

Application Process

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Scott Withy ***********@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.