Background to the Program Area of the Position. The Community Services Team covers a wide range of services for refugee individuals, families and communities. The Community Services Coordinator manages the team, and it consists of seven smaller teams: School Liaison; Youth; Community Development (CD); Rural and Regional CD; My Language Team, Community Living Support Refugee (CLSR) and Families in Cultural Transition (FICT)) as well as the following positions; Tender, Grants and Fundraising Officers; Communities in Cultural Transition (CiCT) Project Officers; Community Cultural Development Officer, LGBTIQ+ Project Officers, CD Evaluation Officers and CD Policy Officers. The Community Services Team is integral to the STARTTS systemic approach to recovery of torture and trauma survivors.
Background to the Program Area of the Position. The Community Services Team covers a wide range of services for refugee individuals, families, and communities. The team is managed by the Community Services Coordinator, and it consists of 7 smaller teams (School Liaison, Youth, Community Development, Rural and Regional Community Development, My Language Team, CLSR and FICT) and the following positions: CD Evaluation Officers; Grants,
Background to the Program Area of the Position. The Community Services Team covers a wide range of services for refugee individuals, families and communities. The team is managed by the Community Services Coordinator and it consists of seven smaller teams: School Liaison; Youth; Community Development (CD); Rural and Regional CD; My Language Team, Community Living Support Refugee (CLSR) and Families in Cultural Transition (FICT)) as well as the following positions: Witness to War Client Support Workers; Tender, Grants and Fundraising Officers; Communities in Cultural Transition (CiCT) Project Officers; Community Cultural Development Officer, LGBTIQ+ Project Officers, CD Evaluation Officers and CD Policy Officers. The Community Services Team is integral to the STARTTS systemic approach to recovery of torture and trauma survivors. CLSR is a unique program that aims to provide trauma-informed, recovery focused and culturally appropriate psychosocial supports to refugees and asylum seekers who are experiencing psychological distress, mental ill health and impaired functioning. The objectives of CLSR are: • To improve the mental health, wellbeing and functioning of program clients • To increase social participation and community integration of program clients • To prevent acute mental health crises and avoidable admissions to hospital or presentations to emergency departments STARTTS is in a partnership with New Horizons to deliver the CLSR program in the following Local Health Districts: South West Sydney. Central Sydney, Hunter New England and Mid-North Coast.
