About us

Inspired by the spirit of the Daughters of Charity, St Mary’s House of Welcome seeks to further Social Justice by standing with disadvantaged people offering support, solutions, and hope. We have received funding from a generous supporter to fund a Saturday program providing meals and a safe place to rest.

St Mary’s proactive service model is based upon in the understanding that “not one size fits all” and recognises that service users often present in crisis (episodic) and come with a multitude of support issues, barriers to accessing traditional support offerings and complexities. St Mary’s House of Welcome understands clients present with histories of trauma, poly-substance use, undiagnosed (and diagnosed) mental health conditions, a range of disabilities, are homeless and/or socially isolated and may be experiencing unsafe or insecure housing conditions. Moreover, our client mix can be culturally and linguistically diverse.

Reporting to the Team Leader and working with Community Support Workers, kitchen team and volunteers, you will work with service users to welcome them, identify individual needs, facilitate timely referral to specialist services including housing, harm minimisation and mental health services and support episodic programs and activities to build social inclusion, improve health outcomes, build resilience and reduce intergenerational welfare reliance.

Our Homelessness teamwork as a team to provide a safe and supportive environment for service users, volunteers and staff. They actively engage in risk assessments and provide interim / short term case management, case coordination and referrals specific to the individual need of the client.

Help us establish this newly created role and be part of a growing service stream that is investing in the practical support of our homeless community.

In addition to remuneration at SCHADS salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing salary packaging benefits.

About you

Your experience in a direct service delivery role within homelessness support programs, mental health and in the wider specialist homeless sector will set you in good position for this role. Experience in offering appropriate support, using a person-centered strength’s-based/trauma informed practice framework and building rapport appropriate communication and setting clear boundaries will be well regraded.

For any questions or for more details about the position please call Robina Bradley, CEO on 0419 505 975 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Community Support Worker Team Leader - Saturday Service enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.