Your future workplace

Every day of the year, Sacred Heart Mission assist hundreds of people who are experiencing homelessness or living in poverty to find shelter, food, care and support. We are in this for the long haul - we are committed to making a sustainable difference in people’s lives. Everyone is welcome at our table.

Your new role

The GreenLight Plus Program is provided by Sacred Heart Mission. We support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to access housing, stay housed and build community connection. GreenLight Plus provides specific support to sustain tenancies and will link people to supports for underlying health and other issues that may impact on people staying housed.

Your day-to-day

As the Program Coordinator in this maximum term full time role, you will hold oversight of quality service delivery to drive client outcomes. You will supervise 7 SHM GreenLight Plus Supportive Housing Workers and a Peer Settlement Worker to support people to access housing and stay housed. The role also contributes to the SHM Client Services on-call roster every 10-12 weeks

The person we're looking for

The successful candidate will be:

• Excited to assist in the implementation of a new program
• Passionate about sustaining tenancies and ending homelessness in Melbourne
• Experienced in high quality service delivery and supporting high functioning teams

The perks of the job

• Maximum term full time role for 12 months.
• Help shape and implement this new supportive housing program
• Contributing to the collective impact of Sacred Heart Mission's client services
• Salary packaging expenses like your rent, holiday accommodation and dining out: up to $15,990 pre-tax
• Structured training and professional development and regular line supervision
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Be located in the heart of St Kilda, close to public transport & parking

Come and Work with us

To join our team, simply apply with your cover letter, resume and key selection criteria. The key selection criteria can be found in the position description.

For more information about the role, contact Sarah Honan-Barnes on 0449 902 177.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, and the position may close earlier than stated if we have found suitable candidates.

SHM is committed to equal employment opportunities for all people regardless of age, gender, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.  We recognise the strength and value in diversity, and actively foster an inclusive workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. 

All appointments are subject to Police Checks and certain roles require additional pre-screening as outlined in the position description. Sacred Heart Mission complies with all industry standards which entails many of our roles to require a NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Sacred Heart Mission requires all its staff, volunteers, directors and contractors to be fully COVID 19 vaccinated, recognising the important role this plays in our ability to continue to support the communities we serve and to keep all of us safe.

A position description is attached.