• Full-Time, Fixed-Term opportunity through to February 2022 with potential for extension
• $74,910 (Prorata) + Super + NFP salary packaging
• Convenient St Kilda location
• Monthly ADO, additional 1 week wellbeing leave, flexible working environment

Are you looking to make a valuable contribution during the current COVID-19 crisis? Join Melbourne's most progressive Housing and Homelessness organisation!

Launch housing are working to ensure that we continue to deliver a high-quality service to our clients while taking protective measures to ensure the safety of both our staff and clients in the current situation.

About us

Launch Housing has an ambitious and singular mission 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.

Launch Housing's vision for the Melbourne Street to Home program is that it works to end homelessness by providing rapid access to permanent, affordable and safe housing as a foundation together with targeted support to improve quality of life and encourage independence, empowerment, autonomy and dignity.

Your impact on the community

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Intensive Outreach Case Manager to join the Melbourne Street to Home team. This role will work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team who provide intensive, flexible and creative support to people who have experienced chronic homelessness.

We're seeking someone who can provide case management to a diverse and complex caseload using a model of persistent and assertive outreach. You will have a passion for working with people experiencing homelessness and determination to deliver innovative and effective services of the highest possible standard for our clients.

The role is operating in line with the DHHS guidelines around outreach with face to face interactions occurring in a limited capacity based on need.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An understanding of homelessness, in particular of the needs and issues impacting our clients.
• Experience working with clients with complex needs.
• Well-developed IT and administration skills.
• A demonstrated capacity to work flexibly, and have the ability to manage competing demands and the setting of boundaries and limits.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other organisations in formal and informal partnerships to achieve client outcomes.
• Relevant qualifications and/or experience in the social welfare sector.

Why you'll love working at Launch Housing

We believe housing is a basic human right and our values of empowerment, fresh thinking, agility, leadership and courage underpin everything we do. If you want a career where you can make a real difference, and you are passionate about our mission to end homelessness, then consider working with Launch Housing! Our employees are spread across 14 different sites within metropolitan Melbourne.

In return we offer great staff benefits including:

• Work for a value-based organisation with a clear mission and vision
• Wellbeing days (on top of annual leave) + Purchased Leave options
• $74,910 (Prorata) + super + salary packaging option
• Training and development opportunities

How to Apply

This exciting role would be an opportunity for you to further develop your career in the sector. Please see the full position description attached below and click Apply Now to apply for this opportunity (Ref code: 5675810).

If you need further information regarding this position, please contact Rosie Dodd on 0429 895 925.

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to complete a Working with Children check and Police check. Launch Housing 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 a unique expertise, and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply.