- Location
- South Yarra, Australia
- Sector
- Charity & Voluntary
- Salary
- Competitive
- Part Time (22.8hrs per week – 0.6FTE), Ongoing
- South Yarra location
- Community Support program | SCHADS Level 4 with above award rates
About the role
Our Community Support Program has supported people in Victoria most affected by HIV since 1984. Its staff and volunteers provide social support, transport to medical appointments, home care and peer support, working in partnership with the HIV nursing team at Bolton Clarke.
As Client Support Officer (Peer Support), you’ll be part of a small team delivering these services. You’ll provide peer support to people living with HIV, including at major hospitals and HIV clinics, coordinate volunteer support, and train HIV-positive volunteers to deliver peer support.
You will:
- Assess clients referred for support and link them to services
- Provide HIV peer support to clients
- Give advice and referral options to clients with needs outside the Support program
- Advocate for clients in a culturally appropriate way
- Supervise and support volunteers in line with Thorne Harbour policies and procedures
- Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external service providers, particularly the HIV clinical nurse consultants at Bolton Clarke
What’s on offer
In addition to a SCHADS/SACS Level 4 salary (pro-rata), Thorne Harbour Health pays above award rates. You will also be able to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits as well as accessing professional and career development.
About you
You will have a tertiary qualification in community development, social work, counselling or a related discipline. You will also bring:
- Demonstrated understanding and experience of the implications of living with HIV and the broad range of issues facing people living with HIV
- The ability to work sensitively with clients from a wide range of cultural backgrounds
- Experience working with volunteers
- The ability to keep the confidentiality of clients, volunteers and staff, and to maintain appropriate boundaries
- Highly developed communication skills, including active listening, conflict resolution, problem solving, support planning and accurate case notes
- The ability to take direction and feedback, work well in a team and contribute to planning and reviewing support services
- A current Victorian driver’s licence
About us
Thorne Harbour Health is an LGBTQI+ community-controlled health organisation, governed by our members and working for our sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities. For over 40 years - since our beginnings as the Victorian AIDS Action Committee in 1983 - we've led the community response to HIV and AIDS in Victoria, and since 2015 have extended that work into South Australia.
We're working toward a future where our communities are healthy and live safely, with dignity and wellbeing - free of HIV, stigma and discrimination.
For a detailed position description, including selection criteria, visit our website: https://thorneharbour.org/about/work/
Inclusion Matters
We strongly encourage applications from people who are:
- Part of the LGBTQI+ community
- Living with HIV
- From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- First Nations people
- People with disability
For further enquiries about the role, please contact Campbell Smith – Manager, Community Support on 03 9863 0421 or via email – campbell.smith@thorneharbour.org
How to apply
Written applications addressing the selection criteria and including a resume and the names and contact details of three professional referees should be sent via the job listing in Employment Hero.
Applications close on Thursday 12 November 2026
Important: it is essential that applicants specifically address the selection criteria. Where selection criteria have not been addressed, applications will not be considered.
Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.