• Full Time and Part-Time roles

Indigo Junction is a not-for-profit organisation providing support to young people, families and individuals who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Our family service is open 7 days per week, 18 hours per day, and due to some exciting growth opportunities, we now have an opening for a full-time and part-time support worker.

The Family Support Worker role will provide case management and intensive support for families located in our crisis and transitional accommodation.

You will:

• Have the skills and capacity to provide committed and professional trauma-informed support and work with adults and children with complex needs.
• Provide supported crisis and transitional accommodation and related support services for families, including the provision of housing, goal planning, tenancy education, links to in-house accessible education programs and referrals to relevant service providers.
• Ensure clients are safe, supported and increase their knowledge and confidence to reduce the likelihood of future crises.
• Support families towards more independent living by empowering them with life skills.
• Ensure client outcomes are optimised through the service's participation in local coordinated interagency responses.

You will be based at Indigo Junction's Family Service in Midland within the busy, positive and supportive family team.

Essential qualifications/criteria:

• Qualifications in youth work, social work, or related fields;
• Demonstrated experience in working with people with complex needs and a sound understanding of trauma-informed care;
• Experience and demonstrated competence in working with people in crisis;
• Cultural competency and experience working with young people from diverse backgrounds;

As well as the knowledge and skills outlined above, the following attributes are critical to successful engagement with the target group:

• Accepting, passionate, genuine, committed, flexible, good humoured, organised, determined, non-judgemental, committed to justice.

Join the Indigo Junction Team!

Your efforts will be valued and you will receive support to grow and develop your skills. This is a great opportunity to create real, positive change at the grass root level. Help us break cycles of poverty and disadvantage.

A full Position Description is attached below.