• Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of older people?
• Join our small organisation and work with older people towards achieving housing justice.
• Great conditions, supportive team, satisfying work contributing to changing the lives of older people in housing stress.

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Housing Support Outreach worker to join our Housing Support team providing outreach case-management support to older people at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.

You will have high levels of empathy for older people in stressful housing situations and a professional manner with service providers.

You will be assisting clients to find long-term affordable housing, linking them in with other services and assisting them to move where appropriate. The client group is made up of 50% culturally diverse older people, so experience in working with older, culturally diverse people, an understanding of cultural barriers, experience with using interpreters or speaking a community language, will be an advantage in this role.

Knowledge of the social housing sector, the aged care service system and the health and community services sectors is desirable. Experience in working within community member-based organisations will be an advantage.

HAAG is committed to recruiting a diverse range of people with a diverse range of skills and experience to help us achieve our goals. We encourage applications from those with a lived experience of homelessness or housing stress, culturally and linguistically diverse, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals. The ability to speak a community language other than English is an advantage.

Housing for the Aged Action Group provides generous above award salary and conditions.

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to complete a Working with Children Check and Police check.

Position descriptions can also be found below as an attachment or on our website: www.oldertenants.org.au

For more information, please contact Christine Stapleton, Client Services Manager, Ph: 0396547389