Why join Launch Housing

Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne based community organisation passionately committed to ending homelessness. From providing high quality housing and an innovative range of support, education and employment services, we bring solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands at risk of, or experiencing the crisis and trauma of homelessness. With over 400 staff working across 16 locations in metropolitan Melbourne, we combine direct action with advocacy, research and innovation to drive widespread change.

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 provide high-quality training & supervision, wellbeing days, access to an Employee Assistance Program and much much more to ensure your career with us is fulfilling.

Don’t just walk past homelessness. Join the solution.

Our permanent and fixed-term employee benefits include:

• Contributing to useful and rewarding work and giving something back to the community
• Wellbeing days, ceremonial leave, carers leave and study leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Purchased leave
• 17.5% leave loading
• 8 weeks’ gender neutral paid parental leave after 12 months of service for both the primary and secondary carer
• 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

About the opportunity:

The Community Wellbeing Worker aims to encourage and empower clients to participate in health promotion, wellbeing and to provide a harm reduction focus within Southbank Crisis Accommodation. This is to be achieved through networking within the wider community services and the Southbank community. This role focuses on coordinating and/or facilitating activities, events and education for the residents at Southbank.

This is a part-time, permanent- opportunity, based in Southbank, 45.6 hours per fortnight.

What you'll be doing:

• Developing, implementing and promoting a range of health and wellbeing responses for clients. This may include the support and development of volunteers, students, donors, service partners, paid facilitators and community agencies.
• Assisting and resourcing clients to utilise community services.
• Assisting in the development of harm reduction and health promotion programs with a focus on mental health and AOD.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative effective working relationships with other service providers to ensure an ongoing variety of wellbeing options for clients.
• Coordinating of a schedule for events, programs and activities for residents.
• Managing food delivery, distribution and food donations for clients to access.

What we're looking for (key selection criteria):

• Experience in project management, including needs assessment, planning, implementation.
• Experience in planning and facilitating group work sessions.
• An understanding of homelessness and the issues affecting people at risk of or experiencing homelessness
• Experience with food preparation and catering and a Food Handling Certificate (or the ability to obtain).
• A valid Victorian driver’s license.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in human services, and direct experience in the delivery of services clients with complex needs and/or relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in community-based Health Promotion and Community Development (desirable).
• An understanding and commitment to a harm minimisation approach that both empowers residents and provides appropriate boundaries and limits (desirable).

Applications will close on the 23rd of April 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Andrew Koehrer on [email protected] using the subject line: Community Wellbeing Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.

Launch Housing offers a wide range of career opportunities and employs a diverse range of talent. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons to apply! We acknowledge, respect and celebrate Aboriginal cultures, languages, connections to Country and heritage, customs and practices. We're committed to support Aboriginal peoples to obtain genuine and fulfilling career with us!

Launch Housing is a dog-friendly organisation, which allows dog owners to bring them in some of our sites, please contact the relevant Hiring Manager if you have any questions or concerns prior to your interview.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at [email protected].

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. 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 lesbian, gay, 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. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

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 will 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 applying for the role.

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