Join our Homelessness and Crisis Support Team.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight), Maximum term until 30 June 2028
• Based in Ballarat

Your new role

As an Assertive Outreach Worker, you will provide support in the Ballarat area to people experiencing homelessness who are sleeping rough, with the aim of providing/securing long-term safe housing.

In this role, you will apply assertive and persistent outreach approaches to deliver purposeful, client-focused support to individuals with complex needs and challenging behaviours.

This position may require some work outside of normal business hours

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your hourly rate (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Minimum Diploma of Welfare or other relevant tertiary qualifications, experience and/or knowledge of the welfare sector.
• Current driver’s licence
• Direct experience working with people who are:
  • Sleeping rough or in unstable housing
  • At risk of homelessness
• Understanding of pathways into homelessness and barriers to housing
• Proven ability to engage hard-to-reach or disengaged clients
• Experience delivering assertive and persistent, person-centred support in non-office settings
• Ability to advocate on behalf of clients with services and systems

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

Please provide a cover letter, selection criteria and resume

For any questions, reach out to Ada Watson at Ada.Watson@vt.uniting.org

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.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.