• Fixed-term, full time (through to 30th December 2022), Immediate Start
• Great Collingwood location, close to public transportation and cafes
• Salary from $74,910 per annum + super + salary packaging available
• Enjoy monthly ADO, 5 Weeks Leave plus more

About us

Launch Housing is a secular Melbourne-based community organisation that provides homelessness services and life-changing housing supports to disadvantages 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 program

The Drug Court Housing program (DCHP) is funded by Court Services Victoria to provide housing and housing focused support to specifically referred participants that are entrenched in the criminal justice system and have a history of homelessness. The objective of DCHP is to reduce the ongoing homelessness and re-offending among court support participants who are sentenced to a drug treatment order (DTO). The provision of support is linked to leased properties that directly align with the participants with these orders. This cohort presents with coexisting multiple and complex needs that are, but not limited to, poor mental health, problematic substance use, unemployment and family/relationship breakdown.

Your impact

As a Housing Case Manager you will play an important role in the program that operates collaboratively with the drug court team at Melbourne Drug Court to assist DTO participants who are moving in or already residing in leased properties to address issues exacerbating their risk of homelessness and the factors that contribute to their offending. Housing focused support is provided to enhance the likelihood of a successful completion of their drug treatment order. You will be required to work at the Drug Court offices one day a week.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in human services and experience working with complex clients with diverse needs
• Understanding of housing and homelessness policy, context and systems
• Significant experience in the social welfare sector, working with consumers with complex support needs
• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships and communicate with people of diverse backgrounds and abilities
• Valid driver's license

Life 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.

We offer great staff benefits including:

• Work for a value-based organisation with a clear mission and vision
• A diverse and inclusive work environment with gender neutral parental leave
• 4 weeks annual leave, plus 1-week wellbeing leave
• Professional and career development opportunities across the organisation

How to Apply

Does this sound like you? To obtain a full position description and to apply for this opportunity, please follow the 'How to Apply' instructions. Please submit a covering letter addressing the key selection criteria and your CV.

If you need additional information about this role, please contact Miranda Massoud on 0400 935 936.

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 a unique expertise, and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply.

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