Join our Homelessness and Crisis Support Team.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Part-time (38 hours per fortnight), Maximum term until 30 June 2027
• Based in Ballarat

Your new role

Peer Navigators are LGBTIQA+ people who have lived experience of homelessness and who will bring a personal understanding of the complexities and challenges involved in finding and securing housing.

As an LGBTQIA+ Homelessness and Housing Peer Navigator, you will work within the team to undertake preliminary case work and engage clients in the Third Phase of the LGBTQIA+ Housing and Homelessness Pathways function - the ‘Support to Independence Recovery Curriculum’. In this role, you will empower clients to navigate the housing system, come up with creative and safe solution to their housing situation, and will provide practical supports where needed. 

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 4) + 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

• A relevant vocational or tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience in a related field
• Full Victorian Driver’s Licence
• The incumbent must be a member of the LGBTQIA+ community with a lived experience of homelessness
• Demonstrated understanding of the impacts of homelessness and the barriers to members of the LGBTQIA+ community in accessing supports to address these issues
• Ability to with and supporting LGBTQIA+ people who are experiencing homelessness and presenting with multiple needs
• Lived experience of navigating service systems with and for LGBTQIA+ clients.
• A lived experience of and/or understanding of relevant primary and allied health services

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 Ayden McMahon at Ayden.McMahon@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.