• Based in the inner city close to public transport and cafes
• Two fixed-term vacancies available; Part-time (0.9 EFT) until June 30 2022 and Full-time until April 30 2022

About Launch Housing

Launch Housing is a secular Melbourne-based community organisation that provides homelessness services and life-changing housing supports to disadvantaged Victorians. With over 400 staff working across 13 locations, we want to end homelessness and are committed to creating lasting societal change to help those most in need in our community. In a country as wealthy as ours no one should be homeless.

About the role

Our Rough Sleeper Initiative team aims to assertively engage and support people sleeping rough in the inner metro. Working as a part of a team delivering a joint housing and health response, you will provide support to people who are hard to reach and who may have complex needs.

As an Assertive Outreach Worker, you will report to the Outreach Coordinator and will:

• Deliver assertive street-based outreach to people who are sleeping rough and have complex needs including referrals, assessment and advocacy
• Assist clients to access housing and longer-term support
• Survey people who are sleeping rough to assist with program resource allocation

To be the successful candidate, you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in human services, social work or another relevant discipline
• Experience in working with and providing support to clients with complex needs
• Understanding of the homelessness service system and the issues faced by people who are sleeping rough

Our benefits

In return, we offer great staff benefits including a flexible working environment, salary packaging, 5 additional days of wellbeing leave (pro-rata) and training career opportunities across multiple Launch Housing teams. The salary is $74,910 per annum (pro-rata) + super.

How to Apply

Does this sound like you? Apply today!

To obtain a full position description and to apply for this opportunity, please follow the 'How to Apply' instructions. Please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and CV.

If you would like additional information on this role, contact Dave Lovelock on 0455 741 118.

Please note there is no closing date for this role and shortlisting will occur on a rolling basis, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

Launch Housing is committed to child safety and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex or queer. We acknowledge Lived Experience as unique expertise, and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply.

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