• Opportunity to make a difference in a purpose-led organisation
• Not-for-profit salary packaging tax-free benefits!
• SCHCADS Award Level 5 - $42.94 hourly.

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose mission it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our staff are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture

The role

The Outreach Case Worker will provide assertive outreach and case management to homeless persons and assist in helping people stabilise and sustain their accommodation.

Your responsibilities

• Conducting initial intakes/assessments & provide these clients with the skills, information, and options they need to be empowered and make informed choices about their behaviour.
• Provide assertive outreach services by directly approaching people in their environment, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to develop relationships with them.
• Undertake home visits with clients and where appropriate develop case plans with the clients, provide ongoing support to achieve the case plan, and monitor, review and follow up the case plan.
• Develop networks and work collaboratively with support services, government agencies and other appropriate service providers to provide clients with seamless and 'joined up' services.
• Connect clients to drug and alcohol, housing, health, mental health and other mainstream services, through supported referrals or other appropriate means.

This role reports to the Accommodation Manager, Matthew Talbot Hostel

To be successful, you will need:

• Minimum TAFE Certificate IV or currently undertaking tertiary study, in welfare or related field
• Extensive experience working with rough sleepers in the community, within an Assertive Outreach model
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues relating to homelessness including but not limited to family breakdown, mental illness, drug, alcohol, and gambling addictions.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and sounds computer skills.
• Ability to use sound judgment and act appropriately in crisis and emergency situations.
• The role involves assertive Outreach Street patrol, so requires flexibility to sometimes work outside of regular hours.

If this sounds like you, don't wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume and cover letter which addresses the key requirements of the position description.

Information on how to apply

If you have questions about this role, please email to [email protected] using the subject line: MTH/VIN2517 Casework Outreach Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check, Working with Children check.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We take pride in the diversity of our people and encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.