• Permanent, full-time
• Great Cheltenham location, close to public transport and cafes

About Launch Housing:

Launch Housing is a secular Melbourne-based community organisation that provides homelessness services and life-changing housing supports to disadvantaged Victorians. With over 400 staff working across 13 locations, we want to end homelessness and are committed to creating lasting societal change to help those most in need in our community. In a country as wealthy as ours no one should be homeless.

The role:

Private Rental Assistance Program Plus (PRAP Plus) is an exciting initiative that provides support to households accessing private rental properties that require additional practical support to establish their housing.

As the PRAP Plus Case Manager, you will report to the PRAP Plus Coordinator and will:

• Provide case management and support to clients with an aim to stabilise and sustain housing and prevent homelessness
• Engage with clients to determine eligibility for the organisation's services or provide referrals to other services
• Ensure clients maintain safe, appropriate and sustainable accommodation
• Work in an outreach capacity with clients assisting them to work through issues affecting or likely to affect their tenancy

You will have:

• Experience in a case management role
• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or similar
• Experience in the social welfare sector, work with clients with complex needs is desirable
• Knowledge of the Residential Tenancies Act and VCAT would be an advantage

Our benefits:

In return, we offer great staff benefits including a flexible working environment, salary packaging, 5 additional days of wellbeing leave and training and ongoing career opportunities across multiple Launch Housing teams. The salary is $73,083 per annum + super.

How to apply:

Does this sound like you? To obtain a full position description and to apply for this opportunity, please click on Apply Now. Please submit a covering letter addressing the key selection criteria and your CV. If you need additional information about this role, please contact Joanna West via email- [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager - Private Rental Assistance Program Plus enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Launch Housing is committed to child safety and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex or queer. We acknowledge Lived Experience as unique expertise, and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply

Ref code: 5511221.