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National Program Coordinator Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme
Employer: Australian Red Cross
Work Type/s: Full Time
Classification/s: Care & Support Services, Health Care & Promotion, Legal & Human Rights, Management, Multiculturalism & Diversity, Project Management, Social Work
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: Melbourne
Job posted on: 01 September, 2010.
Applications close: 13 September, 2010.
- Melbourne based
- Excellent salary packaging
The Program Coordinator plays a key role in providing day to day operation support to asylum seekers, through the provision of income support, access to general health care services and other supports.
To be successful you will need an understanding of the services required for refugee and asylum seekers as well as highly developed program management, casework and assessment skills. Ideally, you will have tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Law or a Human Services discipline equivalent.
Working in a sensitive and political environment, you will need to display impartiality, sensitivity and discretion. We would also expect you to have high level skills in representing client needs through liaison, negotiation and relationship building.
If you are passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable people and would like to find out more please visit our careers page at www.redcross.org.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
