10 Nov
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AVI Health u0026 Community Services
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Victoria
10 Nov
AVI Health u0026 Community Services
Victoria
Support people living with HIV and HCV through harm reduction services in Victoria and surrounding community settings. Casual shifts run Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
AVI's Positive Wellness Program seeks a Support Worker to deliver direct services under program manager supervision. You will use trauma-informed, person-centered approaches while supporting nutrition services, advocacy, crisis response, and referrals. The work serves diverse clients experiencing significant health challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage clients using cooperative, trauma-informed harm reduction approaches
- Provide brief assessments, crisis response, counselling, and referrals
- Advocate with ministries and agencies for client support
- Distribute supplies and provide safer-use and safer-sex education
- Deliver, prepare, serve, and bag client meals
Requirements:
- Health or social services degree, or equivalent experience
- Minimum two years of relevant work experience
- Knowledge of HIV, HCV, substance use, and harm reduction
- Experience supporting diverse clients facing structural vulnerability
- Willingness to respond to overdoses; training provided
Bring harm reduction, advocacy, and trauma-informed support skills to AVI's Positive Wellness Program in Victoria.
📌 Positive Wellness HIV Support Worker (Victoria)
🏢 AVI Health u0026 Community Services
📍 Victoria