Job descriptionAbout Vixen

Vixen is Victoria’s peer sex worker organisation and a member of Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Workers Association. We are by and for sex workers, and we are dedicated to promoting the cultural, legal, human, occupational and civil rights of all sex workers through outreach, peer education and support, advocacy and resource development.

Scarlet Alliance, the peak national body representing sex workers and sex worker organisations in Australia, auspices Vixen and supports its transition to operating as an autonomous sex worker organisation.

Vixen acknowledges that we live and work on stolen Aboriginal land that was never ceded, and we support the self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sex workers and communities.

About Rising Red Lantern and how these roles are funded

Rising Red Lantern is a community fundraising initiative that supports the Asian Migrant Project at Vixen. The project is led by community members and is a direct response to the violence of workplace raids, racism, isolation and state neglect experienced by Asian migrant sex workers. Rising Red Lantern funds Vixen’s Asian migrant peer frontline responses, where trusted peer workers who are part of the community offer support, along with community events, advocacy, resources and skillshares.

These positions are funded by money raised through Rising Red Lantern, and because that funding is raised by our community and supporters, the contracts are fixed term until 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension if further funds are raised.

About the role

Since 2022 the Australian Border Force (ABF) has been visiting sex work premises to check visas, and in 2025-26 ABF attended sex worker workplaces more than 100 times. These visits have led to visa cancellations, immigration detention and deportation for some migrant sex workers, and they make it harder for people to ask for support when they need it. Vixen and Rising Red Lantern's Know Your Rights with the ABF resources, developed with the Human Rights Law Centre, explain what workers can expect and what their rights are when ABF comes to their workplace.

We are recruiting two Asian Migrant Peer Workers,



one who speaks Korean and one who speaks Vietnamese. Each will work directly with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and migrant sex workers, going on outreach to sex work workplaces across Victoria to distribute the Know Your Rights with the ABF resources, and providing culturally appropriate peer education, information and referrals in their language.

This is a peer position. Being a current or former sex worker is an occupational requirement of this role.

Organisational relationships

You will work with the Asian Migrant Project Lead, the part-time Asian Migrant Project Worker, the other casual Asian Migrant Peer Worker and the Vixen Manager, who is your line manager. Where someone needs ongoing peer support, you will refer them to the Asian Migrant Project Lead.

Key responsibilities

- Distribute the Know Your Rights with the ABF resources, along with Rising Red Lantern and Vixen resources, to CALD and migrant sex workers on outreach, and talk through them in Korean or Vietnamese so people understand their rights.
- Deliver peer education on safer sex practices within a health promotion and harm reduction framework.
- Provide information and referrals on health, legal rights, migration, taxation, employment and other issues that matter to CALD and migrant sex workers.
- Carry out outreach tailored to CALD and migrant sex workers in Victoria, including massage parlours, brothels and private or independent workers, with occasional outreach regionally.
- Contribute to culturally appropriate resources, including translated and visual materials.
- Keep accurate records and maintain high standards of confidentiality.
- Comply with all legislative and workplace safety requirements, including child protection policies.




- Refer peer support needs to the Asian Migrant Project Lead.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Experience in sex work and a demonstrated understanding of sex worker issues, human rights and sex worker rights.
- Proficiency in Korean or Vietnamese, with conversational to fluent English.
- Knowledge of the diversity of sex worker populations and the specific challenges faced by CALD and migrant sex workers in Victoria.
- Understanding of health promotion and harm reduction strategies, including community development and peer education.
- Ability to assess and address resource and information needs.
- Commitment to sex worker empowerment, representation and self-determination.
- Understanding of culturally appropriate work practices.
- Robust organisational and time management skills, and the capacity to work independently and as part of a team.
- Enthusiasm to work with sex workers, people from CALD backgrounds, people who inject drugs, trans and gender diverse people, and people living with HIV.

Desirable but not essential

- Experience in community based organisations or working with volunteers.
- Personal experience of issues affecting CALD and migrant sex workers.
- Understanding of migration and anti-trafficking policies in Australia and their impact on sex workers.
- Current driver’s licence.

Our commitment to diversity

Vixen and Scarlet Alliance are committed to an inclusive and supportive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from sex workers with lived experience of migration, sex workers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, sex workers who inject drugs, trans and gender diverse sex workers, and sex workers living with HIV.

Salary and conditions

This is a casual position under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010, Level 4.1, paid at $58.38 per hour including casual loading, and subject to the National Employment Standards. Salary sacrifice is available. The contract is fixed term until 30 June 2027 and may be extended subject to funding. Hours are offered at roughly 7.5 per month, depending on organisation need and capacity.

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