• Permanent part time position (4 days per week)
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• Paid parental leave + 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Transitional Support Worker to join our Homelessness Support Services Program. Within the Program, our HOPE (Housing Options Program Eastern) team provides early intervention outreach support to families, single adults and couples who are homeless, or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The team assists clients to access and maintain housing and break the cycle of homelessness.

As a Transitional Support Worker, you will provide engaging case management support to clients from a diverse range of backgrounds, empowering them to identify and address their individual support needs that contributed to their homelessness. The Transitional Support Worker will engage clients through outreach, assist clients to establish and maintain sustainable tenancies, and support them to access relevant resources and specialist services.

What’s on offer

Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.

In addition to receiving a salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees (up to 10 weeks for primary carers and up to 4 weeks for secondary carers).

Receive 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Diploma of Community Services, Welfare Work or a related discipline. A degree qualification in Social Work would be highly regarded.

You will also have:

• Demonstrated case management experience within the homelessness services and/or community housing sectors
• Previous experience in assisting clients to access and maintain private rental housing
• An understanding of relevant regulations and legislation including the Victorian Residential Tenancies Act
• Knowledge of the Specialist Homelessness Information Platform (SHIP)
• Strong communication, organisation and problem solving skills

How to apply

Click APPLY NOW to submit your interest. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through and conducting interviews prior to applications closing. Please send your application through as a priority as we’re keen to engage with someone.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please contact Brendon Wotherspoon – Team Leader, Homelessness on 03 9051 3169.

Click here to view the position description.

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: 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 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.