Join our Homelessness and Crisis Support Team.

• Part-time (45.6 hours per fortnight), permanent role, based in Ballarat
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

As a Private Rental Assistance Program (PRAP) worker, you will provide financial and practical assistance to establish and maintain private rental tenancies for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness as well as those who are currently in private rental.

In this role, you will maintain the strong relationships with private real estate rental providers and will continue to build on these established relationships to maintain a cooperative and collaborative approach to assisting consumers to sustain their tenancies and to commence new private rental agreements.

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 + 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!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• A Diploma of Welfare/Community Services, or equivalent in related field.
• Experience working with consumers experiencing homelessness or housing crisis
• Demonstrated knowledge of the private rental market in the Central Highlands region would be an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of housing & homelessness sectors with particular emphasis on the Central Highlands Area.
• Extensive knowledge of the private rental market with an understanding of the barriers and challenges experienced by the program’s target client group
• Excellent customer service skills with proven capacity to engage and develop positive working relationships

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 Adam Liversage – Senior Manager on 0448 334 593.

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.