Aboriginal Community Support Worker - CLS - Hurstville
Core
Provide culturally safe, lived experience-informed peer support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with mental health challenges, focusing on healing, empowerment, and resilience.
Role type
Aboriginal Mental Health Peer Worker
Builds
Community Living Supports Program (CLS) services
Domain
Indigenous mental health and community support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Lived experience as Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander person, cultural knowledge, trauma-informed care, daily living support, emotional regulation support, advocacy, relationship building
Preferred skills
Certificate IV in Mental Health or Peer Work, 12+ months CLS experience, Microsoft Office proficiency
Technologies
Microsoft Office, reporting systems
Responsibilities
Deliver culturally safe recovery-oriented peer support, assist with daily living and emotional regulation, maintain active caseload, connect clients to community supports, build relationships with Aboriginal Medical Services and Elders, participate in cultural supervision and reflective practice
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC