Understanding the pressures faced by community workers, recognising the risks to their wellbeing, and taking steps to create safer, more supportive workplaces are vital to strengthening the services that support us all.
This worker-led research explores the wellbeing of frontline community workers across Inner Sydney. It highlights the daily challenges, systemic issues, and opportunities for change across the sector.
Frontline workers provide essential care, often in high-pressure environments with limited support. This report captures their voices and offers actionable steps to improve workplace wellbeing and safety.
What’s inside:
- Insights on burnout, workload, and workplace morale
- Strategies to improve safety, supervision, and support
- Actionable steps for managers, teams, and policymakers
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Resources
Welcome to our comprehensive resource hub designed to support and empower individuals and communities alike.
Older and Connected
The Sydney Community Collaborative has commissioned Older and Connected, a report by Michael Fine and Bob Davidson that examines the growing impacts of social isolation and loneliness on older people. The report calls for coordinated action from all levels of government to strengthen local responses and invest in community-led solutions.
The Eastern Sydney Home Support Services brochure
Services for older people and their carers to live independently in their own home or the community, under the Commonwealth Home Support Program.
Emergency Preparedness Handbook
The Emergency Preparedness Handbook for people living in social housing is your five step guide to becoming ‘emergency prepared’. Use this handbook to learn more about how you can be better prepared today.
Get Ready for Flood Research Briefs
ISV’s Social Housing Flood Resilience Project – also known as “Get Ready for Flood” – worked with social housing tenants and their Community Housing Providers (CHPs) in the Nepean-Hawkesbury floodplain.
Guidelines on writing to a member of Parliament
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Community Sector Wellbeing Report
This report highlights the wellbeing challenges faced by community sector workers and offers practical strategies to build safer, more supportive workplaces.
