• Terms of Employment: To commence in late October (Maternity leave position 8 month contract)
• Hours: 3 days a week
• Reporting to: Manager, Community Wellbeing and Organisational Development
• Location: 186 Forster St East, Dandenong, 5 Osborne Avenue, Springvale and travel across City of Greater Dandenong and City of Casey as required.
• Award Classification: Employment in accordance with the SCHADS Award 4.1

The total salary package includes 10% super and salary packaging (while allowed under tax law and without incurring any Fringe Benefit tax liability).

South East Community Links operates in one of Melbourne’s highest multicultural areas. A core aim of our organisation is to promote cultural diversity and inclusion. This includes working to reduce narrow stereotypes and discrimination as well as working to promote and advocate equality. 

SECL delivers a wide range of services to meet the needs of people in our community including emergency relief, case work, housing support, youth and family services, financial counselling and resettlement services for refugees and asylum seekers. 

Our service model will ensure people in our community are provided integrated services, linking services to peoples’ needs. As disadvantage has many root causes, only an integrated understanding of these causes can support people to achieve their social and economic goals. In turn these achievements contribute to economic and social development in our community.

Position Purpose

The Community Wellbeing Practitioner role is located within the Community Wellbeing team, consisting of paid staff, students and volunteers. The Community Wellbeing team supports people in our diverse community who are experiencing hardship and barriers to living a full life, through information, advocacy, referral, material aid, crisis support and case work.

Responsibilities 

• Provide assessments and case work, utilising holistic, person centred and evidence-based service delivery frameworks working with communities towards achieving meaningful outcomes and advocating for positive change.
• Assist in providing the SECL Intake, answering phone calls and enquiries, screening and assessment, prioritising and making appropriate follow up appointments and referrals.
• Supporting stakeholder relationships and working collaboratively for the benefit of the community we work with.
• Applying a disciplined approach to data entry in line with SECL guidelines and ensuring privacy and confidentiality compliance. 
• Facilitating a culturally safe and innovative work environment that values diversity and inclusion
• Actively supporting the Community Wellbeing Team to achieve strategic objectives established for the organisation including supervision of students and volunteers.

Key Selection Criteria

• Qualification in welfare, social work, psychology or relevant discipline 
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of people and professionals
• Knowledge of contemporary practice frameworks and micro skills and a strong commitment to working in an integrated way with diverse communities. 
• Broad contemporary knowledge of relevant services and systems that support vulnerable people, multicultural communities, family violence victim/survivors and promote social and financial inclusion.
• Prior contemporary experience in conducting assessments and intake role within the social services sector.
• MARAM training and Current IT skills in using Outlook, Word and Microsoft OneDrive desirable

If you have any questions please contact Carolyn McAlister, Manager of Community Wellbeing and Organisational Development at [email protected], using the subject line: Community Wellbeing Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The successful applicant will need to provide: 

• Proof of your right to work in Australia
• A satisfactory national police record check
• A valid employment Working with Children Check