• Opportunity to work in a new purpose-built youth refuge in Melton
  

• Be a part of a collaborative case management and community support team
• Part-time (0.9 FTE), Level 4 SCHCADS position
• Receive up to $18,450 of your salary tax free due to NFP salary concessions

ABOUT HOPE STREET

Hope Street Youth and Family Services Ltd ("Hope Street") has over 35 years of experience delivering specialist services to young people and their families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Hope Street First Response Youth Support Service in Melton is a new innovative program funded by the State Government in response to youth homelessness in the growth corridor of the City of Melton.

If you have extensive case management experience and you pride yourself on your strengths based, solutions focused approach and value the opportunity to make a real difference in a young person's life, we want to hear from you!

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a positive and dedicated Case Worker for a part-time position working a 9-day fortnight in Melton. In this role you will provide short term intensive case management services to a young person and their children responding to their immediate (emergency) and short term needs within a holistic client focused approach; including: housing, health, specialist health, employment, education and training, family/significant relationships, legal, community linkages and/or participation. You will proactively engage, motivate and support the young person to develop interdependent, sustainable life options with a focus on achieving their case plan goals. Your relationships with key support services will enhance young people’s connections to those services and you will maintain accurate client records compliant with DHHS requirements.

The roster is Monday to Saturday (68.4 hrs fortnight) including day and evening shifts.

Classification: SCHCADS Award 2010, Level 4

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation where you can have a real impact and be part of a team achieving quality outcomes for young people.

ABOUT YOU

You have a Bachelor Degree qualification in Social Work, Youth Work, Family Therapy, Psychology or other health/welfare related area. You are a motivated case manager with 3 years experience ideally working with youth. You have an understanding of the youth homelessness service system and allied services best placed to support and divert young people from homelessness. You have great relationship building skills which enables you to motivate young clients in crisis settings to achieve meaningful goals within a case management framework. Your friendly and cooperative nature means that you can build relationships quickly with key stakeholders in the community. You have highly developed communication skills including report writing, listening, negotiation, problem solving, decision making and advocacy. You are highly competent using Microsoft applications and Case Management Software.

HOW TO APPLY

Please refer to the attached Position Description and our website www.hopest.org/get-involved/employment.

Please note successful applicants will need to undergo the following checks and licences:

• National Police check
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence

We encourage applications from qualified candidates from a diverse range of racial, social, cultural, gender and disability backgrounds that reflect our community.

Please email [email protected], using the subject line: Case Manager - First Response Youth Service Refuge enquiry via EthicalJobs if you have any questions about the role.