Peer Based Harm Reduction - Aboriginal Community Engagement Worker - Bunbury
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Peer Based Harm Reduction – Aboriginal Community Engagement Worker – Bunbury
Peer Based Harm Reduction WA is currently seeking applicants for a full-time Aboriginal Community Engagement Worker to join our South West Team.
This is an opportunity to join an innovative multidisciplinary team based in Bunbury and delivering health & harm reduction services in communities throughout the beautiful South West Region of Western Australia.
Peer Based Harm Reduction WA is a consumer-led peer-based organisation. People with a relevant lived or living experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
Pursuant to Section 50(d) of the Equal Employment Opportunities Act 1984, the occupant of this position must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
Peer Based Harm Reduction WA (PBHR WA) is a state-wide, peer-based community organisation that aims to improve the health and social circumstances of people who use drugs in WA. Peer Based Harm Reduction WA is WA’s largest provider of health and harm reduction services for people who inject drugs.
The organisation is staffed and governed by people who may have/have had personal experience of substance use, and by people who have an interest in substance use issues and who support PBHR WA practice and principles. This position is part of PBHR WA South West Team, based in Bunbury.
Pursuant of Section 50(d) of the Equal Employment Opportunities Act 1984, the occupant of this position must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
Role and Responsibilities
- Build relationships and networks with relevant stakeholders and community members to further the project objectives.
- Increase the accessibility of HCV testing and treatment and facilitate access to needle and syringe programs and safer injecting practices for Aboriginal people who inject drugs in the South West Region.
- Provide cultural guidance and support to non-Aboriginal PBHR WA staff working with Aboriginal clients.
- Increase accessibility of health and harm reduction services through culturally safe outreach delivery for Aboriginal people in the South West, especially those who are experiencing housing insecurity.
- Assist in the development of information, resources, and opportunities for engagement that are accessible to members of the Aboriginal community and work to address any barriers to access that may be identified.
- Support opportunities to deliver a range of health and harm reduction initiatives to Aboriginal people that meet consumer needs.
- Encourage active involvement and participation of Aboriginal people who inject drugs in decision-making processes, problem-solving, and the planning and implementation of initiatives.
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Please download and review the key tasks and selection criteria as per JDF attachment.