• Permanent role - 68.4 hours per fortnight
• $40.05 per hour + salary packaging + wellbeing leave
• High impact role
• Based in St Kilda

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 we're 'striving to be' 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
• 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

YOUR IMPACT

The Accommodation Options for Families Worker is part of the broader Accommodation Options for Families (AOF) team at Launch Housing, which operate from 3 sites at Collingwood, St Kilda & Cheltenham delivering targeted housing focused case management to families and children who are experiencing homelessness.

Specifically, the role assists families to move from inappropriate, unsafe or unaffordable short-term emergency accommodation into private rental, linking families with appropriate local support services and assisting families to positively engage in their communities & children to attend school. In line with the State Government’s Opening Doors framework, the position will work closely with homelessness Entry Points within the Southern region to transition families into housing.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Provide outreach services that assess, monitor and evaluate the housing and support needs of a small case-load of families and children residing temporarily in purchased emergency accommodation.
• Deliver high quality case-management housing focused support services to families and children living in purchased short term accommodation and/or transitional housing.
• Encourage the families that are being supported by the AOF program to consider appropriate and realistic long term housing options.
• Effectively link families and children with appropriate supports, including but not limited to educational, health, social, recreational, training and employment services.
• Advocate on behalf of families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to ensure that services are relevant, flexible and accessible.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (KEY SELECTION CRITERIA)

• Tertiary qualification in social work, mental health, or another related field
• Experience in the social welfare sector, working with clients with complex needs and social      policy/client support frameworks
• Knowledge of the housing/homelessness service system
• Demonstrated ability to build positive and outcome focused relationships and implements a case management plan which makes appropriate referrals and considers all aspects of the family’s needs
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity work practices
• Demonstrated capacity to work flexibly and have the ability to manage competing demands and the setting of boundaries and limits.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this opportunity, please click on "Apply Now" button. Please submit a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and your CV. If you need additional information about this role, please contact Shirl Brown at [email protected] using the subject line: Accommodation for Families Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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!

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.