Aboriginal Wellbeing Support Worker
Core
Provide culturally safe support, advocacy, and education to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals to promote positive behavioural change and wellbeing within a harm minimisation context.
Role type
Aboriginal Wellbeing Support Worker (Harm Minimisation)
Builds
Harm minimisation programs, relapse prevention/mutual aid groups, and direct client support services
Domain
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and social services, harm reduction
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
lived experience with alcohol and other drugs, cultural knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, assessment and referral capabilities, relapse prevention support, outreach work, sterile equipment distribution
Preferred skills
accredited training in drug and alcohol management or counselling, complex health and social needs experience
Technologies
sterile needles, syringes, disposable equipment
Responsibilities
Engage clients and families to encourage participation in harm minimisation programs; provide motivation and access to information for behavioural change; model positive behaviour; assess needs and refer to drug treatment, health, legal, and social services; support relapse prevention and mutual aid groups; distribute sterile equipment onsite and in outreach; work within appropriate boundaries using lived experience expertise
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC