Homeless Outreach Peer Support Worker

St Vincent’s Health Australia

Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Base: non-graduate $64,985.00 - $93,974.00; gradua...
Peer led support for homeless clients
Strength-based trauma informed care
Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
The After-Hours Homeless Outreach Team offers low barrier healthcare and support to people experiencing homelessness outside usual business hours, improving access to care when fewer services are available

Job Summary

  • The After-Hours Homeless Outreach Team offers low barrier healthcare and support to people experiencing homelessness outside usual business hours, improving access to care when fewer services are available.
  • The role involves working in partnership with a range of services including Specialist Homelessness Services, GPs, Homes NSW, local council and other providers to support people to access healthcare, housing, and support services of their choice.
  • St Vincent’s Health Australia provides discounted gym access, private health insurance discounts, salary sacrifice programs, financial support for education, and is committed to diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation.

Matching Summary

The After-Hours Homeless Outreach Team offers low barrier healthcare and support to people experiencing homelessness outside usual business hours, improving access to care when fewer services are available.

Salary

Base: Non-Graduate $64,985.00 - $93,974.00; Graduate $74,326.00 - $118,754.00 (Pro-rata); Benefits: Superannuation and Salary Packaging

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Peer led support for homeless clients
  • Strength-based trauma informed care
  • Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
  • Outreach in dynamic settings
  • Working with Specialist Homelessness Services

Nice-to-have

  • Resilience and flexibility
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Contributing lived experience to research and policy
  • Cultural safety awareness
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion

Key Requirements

  • Current unrestricted NSW Drivers License
  • Lived or living experience of homelessness
  • Ability to provide trauma-informed support
  • Work rights for Australia without visa sponsorship

Work Rights

Must be Australian or New Zealand citizen or have valid Australian work rights; visa sponsorship not available

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