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About Centrecare

Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with just over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.

The Service: Homelessness Accommodation Support – North West

This service, run in partnership with the Patricia Giles Centre and Youth Futures WA, is for young people, single adults, couples, families and women with children escaping domestic violence, who are exiting the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) accommodation services. Housing support workers provide intensive support to people who have experienced homelessness to secure and maintain stable, long-term accommodation.

The Role

As Housing Support Worker, you will assist clients to address previous tenancy/homelessness issues and assist them to obtain and maintain long term stable accommodation. This will include working with individuals, families, and single parents escaping domestic violence, to ensure people at risk of homelessness are effectively linked with mainstream services to address a range of issues including employment, health, financial management, and social integration, to achieve long term, secure, stable housing.

• Undertake assessment and case management of clients using a holistic approach to address tenancy issues, improve and enhance their overall personal and social development, and their health and wellbeing.
• To deliver therapeutic and skill development services to clients to build capacity, improve understanding, and create resilience.
• To establish relevant networks and links with the community and other service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary level qualifications in Community Development, Social Work, Social Sciences or related disciplines.
• Relevant experience in the areas of outreach, homelessness, individual/family support and/or case management.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to work within a team.
• Ability to work with a broad cross section of people to include business, other community-based agencies, private real estate agents, government and different socio-economic groups.
• An understanding of strength-based approaches to client services.
• Valid driver's license, Federal Police Clearance and current or ability to obtain a Working with Children’s Card.

Benefits

• Access to corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank.
• Excellent salary packaging options.
• Paid parental leave after 12 months service.
• Annual leave loading.
• Extra 5 days leave per year.
• Access professional development training.
• Insurance cover to and from work.
• Employee Assistance Program.

How to Apply

Click "Apply Now" and you will be directed to our online job board to view further details on the vacancy description and complete your application.

Closing date: 26th July 2024

Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.

Should you have any queries, please contact Human Resources on (08) 9288 2244

At Centrecare:

• Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.
• We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
• We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap.

www.centrecare.com.au