Community Connector

St Vincent’s Health Australia

New South Wales, Australia
Social support and companionship
Building social confidence and capacity
Face to face and virtual activities
As a Community Connector within Community Connections program, you will provide social support and companionship to clients, with a focus on building social confidence and capacity for ongoing independent connection

Job Summary

  • As a Community Connector within Community Connections program, you will provide social support and companionship to clients, with a focus on building social confidence and capacity for ongoing independent connection.
  • The Community Connector will work in collaboration with the client and other community resources and agencies to identify and enable access to suitable social opportunities that are in line with the client’s needs, capabilities and interests.
  • St Vincent’s Health Australia offers benefits such as discounted access to gyms, discounted private health insurance, government salary sacrifice program, financially supported scholarship programs, education allowances, and paid development leave.

Matching Summary

As a Community Connector within Community Connections program, you will provide social support and companionship to clients, with a focus on building social confidence and capacity for ongoing independent connection.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Social support and companionship
  • Building social confidence and capacity
  • Face to face and virtual activities
  • Identify and enable access to social opportunities
  • High level interpersonal communication
  • Active listening skills with diverse clients
  • Relationship building skills
  • Facilitating small groups with vulnerable people

Nice-to-have

  • Attentive, sensitive and non-judgemental approach
  • Unconditional positive regard
  • Client centred practice
  • Proactive in providing opportunities
  • Award-winning Pride Network participation
  • Sydney Mardi Gras parade participation

Key Requirements

  • Qualifications in Social Work, Human Services, Mental Health, Community Development or related discipline and/or equivalent professional experience
  • At least 2 years experience in community service, aged care, mental health or disability services
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence
  • Current Children Check and NSW Police Check clearance or willingness to obtain
  • Current First Aid Certificate and Mental Health First Aid Certificate or willingness to work toward same

Work Rights

Not specified

Tailored Resume

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