Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 14th Feb 2024
- Regional VIC > South Geelong
We currently have a Full Time Fixed Term (12 months) opportunity to join our Mental Health Team in the role of Health Worker- Towards Home Plus.
The Health Worker-Towards Home Plus will deliver proactive and assertive outreach to engage and provide a crucial point of first contact, with people who are homeless or sleeping rough. As a member of the Assertive Outreach Team, The Aboriginal Health Worker - Towards Home Plus will engage people who are sleeping rough through assertive foot patrols with the aim of providing support with:
The successful candidate will have:
Essential
Desirable
*A police check, Working with Children Card, Vaccination Certificate and current driver’s licence are required for all positions.
The name Wathaurong (Wada-Wurrung) is a recognised tribe (community) which consisted of some 25 clans (family groups) that formed part of the Kulin Nation of Aboriginal people.
The traditional boundaries of the Wathaurong people span the coastline from the Werribee River to Lorne peninsula and traverse inland in a north westerly direction towards Ballarat. The Wathaurong people have lived within these regions for more than 25,000 years.
As custodians of the Wathaurong lands, we are committed to working together to provide a secure future for our community by upholding the dignity of our ancestors; respecting our Elders and instilling a sense of cultural pride and belonging for our children and children's children.
The Co-operative provides a range of services including; family and community services, support to young people, justice support services; cultural heritage services, and health services. Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd is the largest employer of Aboriginal people within the Geelong region.
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A position description is attached.