• Part-time (0.2 EFT - 7.5 hrs/week)
• 6 month contract

ORGANISATION DESCRIPTION

Vixen is Victoria’s peer-only sex worker organisation, and member of Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association. Vixen promotes the cultural, legal, human, occupational and civil rights of all sex workers, and have been leading the Victorian campaign for the full decriminalisation of sex work for many years.

Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, the peak national body representing sex workers and sex worker organisations in Australia, will auspice Vixen and support Vixen’s transition to operate as an autonomous sex worker organisation.

ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

This position is responsible to the Vixen Manager and the Scarlet Alliance Chief Executive Officer.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Vixen Counsellor will deliver short-term therapeutic counselling to sex workers in Victoria. This position will be responsible for contributing to the development of the Vixen counselling program, and will support work to improve sex workers’ equitable access to relevant services.

The position requires experience in sex work and therapeutic counselling, and high-level organisational and communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

All duties conducted are to be guided by Scarlet Alliance’s Purposes and Principal Activity.

The Vixen Counsellor will be working directly with sex workers by providing counselling by appointment. Services are provided on-site and online.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing counselling to sex workers on a wide range of issues, including matters concerning their health, wellbeing, and psychosocial needs.
• Providing short-term therapeutic counselling interventions, crisis counselling, and brief interventions for sex workers face-to-face, virtually, and via phone.
• Determining the form of intervention collaboratively with sex workers in order to meet their needs.
• Supporting sex workers with referrals to other services, and advocating to service providers on behalf of sex workers when necessary, in alignment with sex worker rights principles.
• Contributing to the development of the Vixen counselling program.
• Working in coordination with Vixen peer educators and other staff members as needed.
• Maintaining appropriate and timely statistics, administrative records, and written reports.
• Ensuring work practises comply with the requirements of the relevant legislation and WH&S policies and procedures, including Scarlet Alliance’s Child Protection Policy.

POSITION LOCATION

The position is based at the Vixen office in North Melbourne.

SALARY & CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT

Sex work experience is an essential criterion; to submit an application all selection criteria must be addressed.

This is a 6 month part-time position offered subject to ongoing funding or organisational change.

This is a part-time position 0.2 EFT (7.5 hours/week) paid at the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 Level 6.1, ($46.91 per hour, 0.2 pro rata of $92,694.16 per annum) and subject to the National Employment Standards. Salary packaging is available.

Note: if you are interested in the position but unsure whether you meet the selection criteria, please call Jules on 0411 985 135 to discuss.

A position description is attached.