Join Melbourne's most progressive housing and homelessness organisation!

• Permanent full-time role (76 hours per fortnight)
• Great Cheltenham location, close to public transport, cafes
• $83,608.63 per annum (pro-rata) + super
• Additional wellbeing leave + salary packaging
• Flexible working environment

About us

Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne based community organisation passionately committed to ending homelessness. From providing high-quality housing to an innovative range of support, education, and employment services, we bring solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands at risk or experiencing the crisis and trauma of homelessness. With over 400 staff working across 14 locations in metropolitan Melbourne, we combine direct action with advocacy, research, and innovation to drive widespread change.

The role

The Senior Worker - Youth Support Services position provides high-quality assistance to the immediate and ongoing support needs of young people with complex needs as well as support, secondary consult and mentoring to other staff members within the team. The senior worker youth support services will also provide additional leadership support to their line manage

As a member of the Creating Connections Consortium, one of the key responsibilities of this role is to assist with the immediate and ongoing support needs of a caseload of young people (15-25) that are at risk of, or currently experiencing, homelessness. This primarily consists of providing a range of flexible support services and high-level coordination to clients, through an intensive case management model to maximise independence and minimise service dependence.

Please note this position will be based in South Yarra until relocation to Cheltenham occurs in late March 2021.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have a relevant tertiary qualification in human services, and/or direct experience working in youth services and an understanding of the challenges that face young people of this background. You will also have good interpersonal and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others towards effective client solutions. You will have an unwavering belief in young people, be an outstanding role model to fellow staff, have experience in leadership with the provision of building a positive team culture.

Working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team that uses innovative housing practices, this exciting and challenging position offers applicants the opportunity to build and empower the lives of people experiencing homelessness.

To obtain a full position description and to apply for this opportunity, please follow the How to Apply instructions (below).

If you need further information regarding this role, please contact Thomas Prescott on 0448 521 932.

To obtain a full position description and to apply for this opportunity, click Apply Now & enter ref code: 5343602. 

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to complete a Working with Children Check and Police check. Launch Housing is committed to child safety. We have zero-tolerance for child abuse. Launch Housing 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.