• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Part-time Maximum Term at 0.5 FTE until 30 September 2022
• Gippsland location based in Sale

About the opportunity

The Homelessness to a Home (H2H) team, lead by the Team Leader, is responsible for responding to the needs of community members experiencing homelessness, by providing property services and wrap around supports to consumers accommodated in motels through Covid-19 global pandemic.

The Tenancy Worker H2H will provide professional and responsive tenancy management services to consumers accommodated through the H2H program. The position will work in close collaboration with the H2H Team Leader and the Uniting Consortium to support individual client transitions from hotel accommodation to suitable housing within the private rental market or DHHS housing.

You can view the full position description here.

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a tertiary qualification in social welfare of a related field.

You will also have:

• Practical knowledge of Residential Tenancies Act and the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
• Knowledge and understanding of the social housing sector and issues that impact on housing affordability
• Demonstrated experience in tenancy management of private, public or community housing
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively and compassionately with people with complex needs and challenging behaviours
• Proven ability to operate relevant computer hardware, software and data systems effectively

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, apply today by submitting the following

• Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability according to the position description)
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
• Address the Core selection criteria in the position description

Get in touch: Jacqueline Perry - Manager Social Housing & Retirement Villages T: 0434 910 407

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au

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 Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.