• Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight), Max term until 30/08/2025, based in Ballarat
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About the opportunity

As a Private Rental Assistance Program (PRAP) worker, you will provide financial and practical assistance to establish and maintain private rental tenancies for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness as well as those who are currently in private rental.

In this role, you will maintain the strong relationships with private real estate rental providers across the Central Highlands region and will continue to build on these established relationships to maintain a cooperative and collaborative approach to assisting consumers to sustain their tenancies and to commence new private rental agreements.

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What’s on offer

• In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.
• Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A Diploma of Welfare/Community Services, or equivalent in related field.
• Experience working with consumers experiencing homelessness or housing crisis
• Demonstrated knowledge of the private rental market in the Central Highlands region would be an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of housing & homelessness sectors with particular emphasis on the Central Highlands Area.
• Extensive knowledge of the private rental market with an understanding of the barriers and challenges experienced by the program’s target client group
• Excellent customer service skills with proven capacity to engage and develop positive working relationships

How to apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Adam Liversage – Senior Manager at [email protected] using the subject line: Private Rental Assistance Program Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.