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Community Housing Worker

South Port Community Housing Group
  • Leading community based organisation seeking to address homelessness
  • SCHADS 5 level + salary packaging and competitive sector remuneration
  • Part time (60 hours per fortnight) 12 month position with opportunity for extension
  • South Melbourne based

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

You will help deliver high quality housing services in line with our unique 'supportive housing' approach that promotes tenant empowerment and tailored support to sustain tenancies.

To be successful you will:

  • Ensure a ‘supportive housing’ program style geared toward tenant empowerment and respect for tenant rights.
  • Demonstrate an ability to be able to work with clients/tenants with complex behaviours.
  • Coordinate access to health services, liaising with support workers, to develop planning, risk management and review processes.
  • Ensure tenancy agreements are upheld including through formal tenancy procedures including applications to, and appearances at, VCAT.
  • Address rental issues, including financial arrangements for rental payments, arrears and accounts. Work with client support workers and Centrelink where required.
  • In consultation/collaboration with tenants and the housing team, conceive, introduce and lead community development projects.
  • Manage the allocation process through the Victorian Housing Register (VHR) and determine the eligibility and suitability for vacancies.
  • Respond to tenant maintenance requests, investigating and action in accordance with relevant KPIs. Record maintenance tasks and outcomes in consultation with tenants
  • Maintain effective communication and strong working relationships with key partners including service providers, City of Port Phillip, local police, real estate agents and other local agencies.

ABOUT YOU

You will have:

  • Professional skills and formal Social Work, Community Development or related qualifications, preferably with experience in working within a community development context.
  • Knowledge of the homelessness sector.
  • Understanding of the systemic and individual causes of homelessness, and understanding of the compounding effect of complex needs.
  • Experience in implementing community development initiatives preferably with homeless or marginalised populations.
  • Excellent communication skills, including capacity to relate well to people who are applicants and tenants, as well as to professionals in the sector and community members.
  • Tenancy management experience desirable.
  • Attitudes that are non-judgmental and clear understanding of professional boundaries with clients.
  • Proven capacity to administer and enhance organisational systems and processes.
  • A clear Working with Children Check

ORGANISATION OVERVIEW

Formed in 1983, South Port Community Housing Group (SPCHG) creates and manages affordable rental housing options in the City of Port Phillip for single adults and young people who have faced homelessness and social exclusion. We work with people who are most in need of an affordable, supportive place to live and create opportunities to participate in the local community.


SPCHG is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTIQ+ communities.

Find out more about us on our website.

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