Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 4th Aug 2021
Launch Housing is a secular Melbourne-based community organisation that provides homelessness services and life-changing housing supports to disadvantages 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 Drug Court Housing program (DCHP) is funded by Court Services Victoria to provide housing and housing focused support to specifically referred participants that are entrenched in the criminal justice system and have a history of homelessness. The objective of DCHP is to reduce the ongoing homelessness and re-offending among court support participants who are sentenced to a drug treatment order (DTO). The provision of support is linked too leased properties that directly align with the participants with these orders. This cohort presents with coexisting multiple and complex needs that are, but not limited to, poor mental health, problematic substance use, unemployment and family/relationship breakdown.
As a Support Worker you will play an important role in the program that operates collaboratively with the drug court team at Melbourne Drug Court to assist DTO participants who are moving in or already residing in leased properties to address issues exacerbating their risk of homelessness and the factors that contribute to their offending. Housing focused support is provided to enhance the likelihood of a successful completion of their drug treatment order. You will be required to work at the Drug Court offices one day a week.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
In return we offer great staff benefits including flexible working environment, free and confidential Employee Assistance Program, salary packaging, 5 additional days of wellbeing leave and training and ongoing career opportunities across multiple Launch Housing teams. The salary is $74,910 per annum + super.
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 Bianca Cirelli on 0419 000 956.
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 a unique expertise, and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply.
Ref code: 5599799.