• Full time Ongoing role
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits!
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

The Homelessness Worker will provide a range of support services and assistance to access

emergency crisis accommodation to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness or experiencing family violence.

The broad aim of our homelessness services is to:

• Assist individuals and families in housing crisis to establish and/or maintain appropriate, secure and sustainable housing through offering assessment and planning to determine whether homelessness services are the appropriate response for the person seeking assistance.
• Achieve long-term housing, employment, education, health and wellbeing outcomes for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

In addition to these aims, this program also acts as an access point for homelessness services. Providing initial assessment planning, access to crisis support accommodation, referral, and case managed support. This may include counselling, crisis resolution, personal care, life skills training, information and advocacy and/or assistance with accessing appropriate long term housing and training and employment opportunities.

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 salary of (SCHADS Level 4) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• 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

You will have relevant tertiary qualification in social work, community services, welfare studies or other equivalent and related discipline

You will also have:

• Demonstrated understanding of the needs and issues of individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively and compassionately with people with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
• Demonstrated ability in the use of the MARAM framework for identifying risk for those experiencing Family Violence.
• Demonstrated understanding of Residential Tenancies Act, Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) and Victorian Housing Register (VHR)

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.

For any questions, reach out to Heidi Hunter, Manager Child Youth & Families on 03 51447777 to have a chat.

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 LGBTQIA+. 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.