Jobs

• Part-Time – 0.6 FTE, Fixed Term until 30 June 2026
• Based in Adelaide CBD
• Join a Leading LGBTQIA+ Community Organisation

Thorne Harbour Health is seeking a passionate and committed Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Peer Support Worker to join our Therapeutic Services team in the Adelaide CBD. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference within the LGBTQIA+ community while supporting people navigating substance use and recovery.

About the Role

In this part-time position, you will play a key role in supporting individuals and families through therapeutic and peer-informed practices. Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting assessments of client needs, goals, and safety across various life areas
• Developing and coordinating case plans with actionable steps and timelines
• Working collaboratively with other service providers for integrated care and referrals
• Facilitating group workshops, peer groups, and family support sessions
• Creating transition plans to support long-term self-management for clients

What We Offer

In addition to a pro-rata salary aligned with SCHADS Level 3, you'll receive:

• Above-award pay rates
• 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging benefits (up to $15,900) to increase your take-home pay
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

About You

You’ll bring either:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in AOD, mental health, social work, counselling, youth work, community development or similar, OR
• Significant demonstrated experience providing peer support to families affected by substance use

In addition, you'll demonstrate:

• Solid understanding of the AOD service system, harm reduction, and behaviour change strategies
• Experience in therapeutic support for individuals, families, and/or groups from diverse backgrounds
• A recovery-oriented mindset within a harm minimisation framework
• Insight into the stigma related to both LGBTQIA+ identity and substance use
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Lived experience with alcohol and other drug use

About Thorne Harbour Health

Thorne Harbour Health is a proudly community-driven organisation working to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with or affected by HIV. With a legacy rooted in activism and care, we deliver client-focused services across Victoria and South Australia.

Ready to Apply?

Click here for a full position description and selection criteria.

Enquiries:
Sharna Ciotti – Manager, Therapeutic Services
0428 919 582 | Sharna.Ciotti@thorneharbour.org

Applications close: Monday, 14 July 2025
Submit your application (including your resume and responses to the selection criteria with 3 professional referees) to recruitment@thorneharbour.org

Please note: Only applications that address the selection criteria will be considered.

We strongly encourage applications from LGBTIQA+ individuals, people living with HIV, people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation with strict recruitment, vetting, and reference checking processes. All roles require working with children and police record checks.

Equinox is a Thorne Harbour Health (THH) operated health service that caters exclusively to our Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) communities. The primary objective of Equinox is to reduce the barriers that TGD people face in accessing primary health care services and to contribute to the health and wellbeing of these communities. We offer mental health, sexual health, hormone management and a full range of GP services. Equinox is currently AGPAL Accredited.

PRONTO! is a peer driven, community-based shop front approach to reduce barriers to testing and early HIV detection. PRONTO! was established to reduce the barriers faced by gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) communities. PRONTO! services include peer-delivered rapid HIV testing and STI screening as well as medical practitioner facilitated Pre–Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) access clinics. Medical practitioners interpret STI test results and offer treatment services on-site.

We are currently seeking contractor General Practitioners/Sexual Health Physicians who are interested in working in this unique space. Our existing team of GPs are happy to provide mentoring and support to interested medical practitioners who are interested in developing their skills and working with TGD and/or gay/MSM communities.

Our current team consists of GPs that provide services to both Equinox and PRONTO! clients, and some who just work with the PRONTO! program. We have an urgent need for more doctors to work in our Equinox program and priority will be given to applicants willing to work primarily in this service.

We offer bulk-billing services to clients of both programs. Clients without Medicare are billed at the Medicare Rebate Schedule rates. We offer our contractor GPs a fee split of 70% of all income received.

Click here for the full Contract Role Description.

For further information, contact Program Manager, Peter Locke on 0419 913 062 or peter.locke@thorneharbour.org.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a tertiary qualification enabling eligibility for registration with the Medical Board of Victoria. Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners or Royal Australian College of Physicians (Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine) is required.

The Centre Clinic is a Thorne Harbour Health (THH) operated health service that caters to the LGBTI community and people living with HIV. We are keen to hear from suitably qualified general practitioners and/or sexual health physicians who are interested in working in our AGPAL Accredited General Practice.

The Centre Clinic provides General Practice services including HIV testing, treatment and prevention, mental health, sexual health, hormone management, vaccinations and preventative health care and chronic disease management to the LGBTI community.

We are currently seeking contractor General Practitioners/Sexual Health Physicians who are interested in working in this unique space. Our existing team of GPs are happy to provide mentoring and support to interested medical practitioners who are willing to develop their skills and working with the LGBTI community.

We offer mixed billing services to our patients and those without Medicare are billed at the Medicare Rebate Schedule rates. We offer our contractor GPs a fee split of 70% of all income received.

Click here for the full Contract Role Description.

For further information, contact Program Manager, Clinical Services, Peter Locke on 0419 913 062 or peter.locke@thorneharbour.org.