- REF: REF327
- Date listed: 20 Apr 2026
- Location: Canberra
- Salary: 55.72 Daily
- Category: Mental Health & AOD
- Type: Contract
Link Worker
???????HiTalent Recruitment is seeking an experienced SV Link Worker to join a well-established organisation in Canberra.
This is an opportunity to work within a collaborative and purpose-driven environment focused on strengthening the response to sexual violence (SV) and child sexual abuse (CSA) across the primary healthcare sector.
As an SV Link Worker, you will play a key role in building relationships with general practices and delivering training to enhance the sector’s ability to recognise, respond to, and refer victim-survivors. You will contribute to system integration, workforce capability, and improved care pathways within a trauma-informed framework.
Key Details
- Based across general practice settings and organisational premises
- Flexible delivery hours required (including early mornings, lunch sessions, and occasional after-hours)
- Primarily face-to-face training delivery with some virtual components
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver training on sexual violence and child sexual abuse aligned with the Recognise, Respond, Refer model
- Build and maintain strong relationships with GPs, nurses, practice managers, and allied health professionals
- Strengthen primary healthcare capacity to identify and respond to SV and CSA
- Support improved referral pathways between primary care and specialist services
- Contribute to system integration and coordinated responses across sectors
- Promote trauma-informed, strengths-based, and inclusive practice
- Collect and manage program data in line with reporting requirements
- Contribute to reporting, program evaluation, and continuous improvement
About You
- Postgraduate qualification in Counselling or a related discipline
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a relevant field
- Demonstrated experience in training development and delivery
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive practice
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary settings
- Strong organisational and reporting capabilities
Requirements
- Current Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration
- Ability to travel between locations as required
- Commitment to relevant national standards and frameworks
Desirable
- Experience working within primary healthcare or community services
- Knowledge of sexual violence and family/domestic violence sectors
- Familiarity with data collection and reporting systems
If you are passionate about building workforce capability and improving responses to sexual violence within the healthcare system, we would love to hear from you.
Apply via SEEK or contact:
Nupur | HiTalent Recruitment
0468 039 786
nupur@hitalent.com.au
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