Who are we and why should you join us?

Link Wentworth is an ambitious and growing housing and homelessness service, based in Greater Sydney.

With the NSW rental and housing crisis reaching breaking point, our services are needed more than ever in our communities.

Link Wentworth offers staff:

• A strong culture of collaborative teamwork, individual empowerment, and customer-centred service delivery
• Strong focus on internal staff career development and opportunities
• Options for flexible work arrangements
• Attractive leave options including paid Aboriginal cultural leave and the ability to purchase up to two (2) weeks additional annual leave per year
• A competitive salary with the opportunity to reduce your income tax and increase your take-home pay with not-for-profit salary packaging
• Meaningful and fulfilling employment, improving the lives of others every single day

& much, much more!

About the Role

• Full time (35 hour work week)
• Permanent ongoing role
• Some flexible working options available
• Based in Penrith with some local travel required during work hours in the Greater Sydney area

The purpose of this role is to drive a whole of service system approach to deliver person centred outcomes, with a primary focus on the Aboriginal communities in the areas that Link Wentworth operate. Using a case management framework, you will assess tenants' support needs, strengths, and support networks to determine their goals, develop case plans, and refer to services to sustain tenancies and increase tenant health and wellbeing.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Working with Aboriginal tenants from a trauma informed, strengths-based perspective, acknowledging the impact of intergenerational trauma on Aboriginal individuals, families, and communities
• Conducting psychosocial assessments of tenants' needs to develop responses to address tenancy issues and underlying issues that may affect their tenancy
• Working with tenants to develop risk mitigation behaviours that will help them to adjust to changes and challenges in their lives in partnership with support providers
• Identifying and assessing suitability of external service providers with focus on providing culturally appropriate referrals for Aboriginal tenants, and embedding these relationships
• Developing and enhancing the relationship between Link Wentworth Housing and Aboriginal communities in Northern Sydney, Western Sydney, and the Nepean-Blue Mountains areas

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will:

• Be of Aboriginal descent and identify as Aboriginal*
• Have a tertiary or vocational qualification in community services, case management, social work, or similar discipline, or equivalent relevant social services experience
• Demonstrated experience or understanding of the social housing sector and the customers who seek or live in social housing
• Experience in the development and implementation of case plans and working with highly vulnerable people with complex needs and challenging circumstances
• Demonstrated ability to maintain cultural competence in delivering services
• Good negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to liaise with a number of stakeholders including tenants from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with identified support agencies and community services
• Empathy and compassion for others who face disadvantage

You will also need:

• A current driver’s licence valid in the state of NSW
• At least two (2) COVID-19 vaccinations, meaning, having received the primary course of an Australian Government approved COVID-19 vaccination
• Willingness to undergo a National Police Check to Link Wentworth's satisfaction

Contact

To request a copy of the full position description or to make any other enquiries, please contact Amelia Williams (People & Culture Business Partner) at [email protected], using the subject line: Sustainable Tenancies Specialist (Aboriginal Identified) enquiry via EthicalJobs, or phone (02) 4777 8000.

A position description is attached.

*Link Wentworth advertises this Identified role under a s126 exemption under the Anti-Discrimination Act NSW 1977 granted by the President of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board.