• Join our Crisis Accommodation team in South Melbourne
• Max Term until 15 September
• 45.6 hours per fortnight
• SCHADS 5 level

WHY JOIN LAUNCH HOUSING

Our mission is to end homelessness. We aim to get people housed, keep them housed, and be an influential voice on ending homelessness. We are a secular, independent provider of choice for clients and the go-to organisation on homelessness for government, media, philanthropy, private donors and the community.

Our people are the backbone of our organisation and supporting their wellbeing and professional development is critical to our ability to help our clients and the community. We value lived experience and diversity in our staff, and actively work to ensure everyone is able to make their career with Launch Housing fulfilling.

Launch Housing is working to become more trauma informed and as a leading employer in the homelessness sector, it is important to let you know that you may hear stories of distress, hardship, trauma, or violence when working with us. We encourage you to reflect on how this may impact you when considering to apply for the role. Sustaining the Health & Well-being of our staff is our priority. We provide adequate training & supervision, Wellbeing Days, and access to Employee Assistance Program.

There are many benefits of working at Launch Housing including:

• Contributing to useful and rewarding work and giving something back to the community
• Wellbeing days (on top of annual leave)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Purchased leave
• Gender neutral paid parental leave (after 12 months of service)
• Training and career growth opportunities across Launch Housing
• A portion of your income can be tax-free by salary packaging your personal expenses
• Additional tax-free salary packaging on dining and accommodation expenses
• Positive, supportive and progressive work environment

What you'll be doing

As our Pregnancy Outreach Program Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality, outreach client focused case management services to clients who are pregnant, experiencing homelessness and have complex needs. You will also provide support, secondary consultation, training and education to staff members within their team, organisation and externally.

You will:

• Engage with clients to determine eligibility for the organisation's services and refer clients to other more relevant services if required.
• Develop case plans in conjunction with clients and implement strategies that enable clients to achieve their goals by building on their strengths and focusing on solutions.
• Initiate and maintain contact with vulnerable clients using flexible engagement strategies to achieve case plan goals.
• Advocate on behalf of clients and arrange referrals to other agencies to ensure access and delivery of appropriate services, including with generalist health services, pregnancy health services, infant health services and parenting support services.

What we’re looking for

The ideal candidate will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in human services, and direct experience in the delivery of services to clients with complex needs, whom are pregnant and experiencing homelessness
• Demonstrated understanding of housing and homelessness policy, context and systems
• Sound understanding of antenatal / postnatal support needs for women who are pregnant
• Sound understanding of attachment theory
• Sound understanding of dual diagnosis.

Working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team that uses innovative housing practices, this exciting and challenging position offers someone the opportunity to build and empower the lives of pregnant clients experiencing homelessness.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply please click the "Apply Now' button. Please submit a covering letter addressing the key selection criteria and your CV. If you need additional information about this role, please contact please contact Joseph French at joseph.french@launchhousing.org.au using the subject line Pregnancy Outreach Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at [email protected].

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and must provide evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical exemption certificate.

Launch Housing is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance to child abuse. Our hiring process involves rigorous screening of applicants. All of our people including students, contractors and volunteers must hold a valid Working With Children Check and satisfactory criminal history record check.

Launch Housing is an Equal Opportunity employer and supports accessible working arrangements for all. We welcome and encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds including people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and LGBTQI+. We acknowledge Lived Experience as a unique expertise and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply.