Homeless Outreach Peer Support Worker

Svph Org Au

Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Base: non-graduate $64,985 - $93,974; graduate $74...
Peer led support in outreach settings
Strengths-based trauma informed care
Collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork
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 Peer Support Worker provides peer led support utilizing a strength based, trauma informed framework and works collaboratively with various services to support healthcare, housing, and support access.
  • Employees benefit from discounted gym access, private health insurance options, salary sacrifice programs, and financial support for educational development.

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 - $93,974; Graduate $74,326 - $118,754 (Pro-rata); Benefits: Superannuation and Salary Packaging

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Peer led support in outreach settings
  • Strengths-based trauma informed care
  • Collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork
  • Work independently in dynamic settings
  • Partnership with homelessness and health services
  • After-hours outreach healthcare delivery

Nice-to-have

  • Resilience and flexibility
  • Experience contributing to research and policy
  • Culturally safe support provision
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion
  • Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Key Requirements

  • Current unrestricted NSW Drivers License
  • Lived or living experience of homelessness
  • Australian or New Zealand citizenship or valid Australian work visa
  • Completion of role-required pre-employment checks including immunisations

Work Rights

Must be Australian or New Zealand citizen or hold valid Australian work visa

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