Why join Launch Housing

Our mission is to end homelessness. We aim to get people housed, keep them housed, and be an influential voice on ending homelessness.

We are a secular, independent provider of choice for clients and we're striving to be the go-to organisation on homelessness for government, media, philanthropy, private donors and the community.

Our people are the backbone of our organisation and supporting their wellbeing and professional development is critical to our ability to help our clients and the community.

We value lived experience and diversity in our staff, and actively work to ensure everyone is able to make their career with Launch Housing fulfilling.Launch Housing is working to become more trauma informed and as a leading employer in the homelessness sector, it is important to let you know that you will hear stories of distress, hardship, trauma, or violence when working with us.

We encourage you to reflect on how this may impact you when considering applying for the role. Sustaining the Health & Well-being of our staff is our priority.

We provide high-quality training & supervision, Wellbeing Days, and access to Employee Assistance Program.

Why work for us?:

• Contributing to useful and rewarding work and giving something back to the community
• Flexible working arrangements
• Training and career growth opportunities across Launch Housing
• Positive, supportive and progressive work environment

About the opportunity:

The Education First Youth Foyers (EFYF) are an innovative, partnership model to help young people experiencing homelessness build sustainable lives by providing and combining affordable accommodation, education, training and employment.

Youth Foyers help break the cycle of homelessness, create opportunities, and help young people lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Launch Housing in partnership with the Brotherhood of St Laurence, has opened two Education First Youth Foyers, Holmesglen Foyer based at Holmesglen Institute’s Waverley campus and the Education First Youth Foyer at Kangan Institute, Broadmeadows.Both foyers accommodate 40 young people between 16 and 24 years in studio style apartments with communal living and support service areas supervised by trained staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Key services include life skills development, mental and physical health support, drug and alcohol support, mentoring and employment assistance.The primary purpose of this role is to support the ongoing operation of the Education First Youth Foyer at either Kangan Institute Broadmeadows, or Holmesglen Institute Glen Waverley.

Youth Foyers are an innovative, partnership model to help young people experiencing homelessness build sustainable lives.We have multiple casual roles available at both of our EFYFs. Successful candidates will be able to work at both or either of our sites depending on personal preference.

What you'll be doing:

• Ensure the effective implementation of the Advantaged-Thinking approach.
• Promote a culture of which promotes the aspirations of young people in keeping with the Advantaged Thinking philosophy.
• Support the management of the day-to-day operations of the Youth Foyer to ensure annual operating plans and key performance indicators are achieved.
• Adhere to the Youth Foyer Practice Guide and support the development and delivery of professional learning programs for students.
• Support the provision of safe, high-quality accommodation for young people including managing student dynamics and complex needs.
• Contribute to the facilitation and promote participation from the students in the running of the Foyer and are resourced to become advocates for change.
• Support the culture of developing positive language and talent building.

What we're looking for (key selection criteria):

• Tertiary qualifications in education, community services or a related discipline.
• A thorough background in and understanding of, or a demonstrated ability to quickly acquire such knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
  • Advantaged Thinking
  • Community, housing and social welfare programs
  • Education and learning, including vocational education
  • Employment and Career Pathway Programs
  • Young peoples’ transitions and educational pathways
• Demonstrated experience in building positive relationships and communicating effectively with internal and external contacts with diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Experience in advocating a culture which promotes the aspirations of young people in keeping with the Advantaged Thinking approach
• High level confidentiality, attention to detail, self-organisation and being systematic.
• Demonstrated capacity to complete tasks and effective time management.
• Ability to work under specific direction as well as unsupervised.
• Must have a current, full drivers’ licence.
• Permanent YDW’s will work rostered shifts between the hours of 7:00am and 11:30pm, across 7 days of the week.
• Those identified as ‘night workers’ and casuals will be required to be able to be rostered 24/7.
• Demonstrated commitment to the values of Launch Housing and our mission to end homelessness.

How to Apply

To apply for this opportunity, please click on "Apply Now" button.

Please submit a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and your CV.

A copy of the position description is available on this ad.

Launch Housing offers a wide range of career opportunities and employs a diverse range of talent. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons to apply! We acknowledge, respect and celebrate Aboriginal cultures, languages, connections to Country and heritage, customs and practices. We're committed to support Aboriginal peoples to obtain genuine and fulfilling career with us!

Launch Housing is a dog-friendly organisation, which allows dog owners to bring them in some of our sites, please contact the relevant Hiring Manager if you have any questions or concerns prior to your interview.If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Development Workers - Broadmeadows / Glen Waverley enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Launch Housing is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance to child abuse. Our hiring process involves rigorous screening of applicants. All of our people including students, contractors and volunteers must hold a valid Working with Children Check and satisfactory criminal history record check. 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 lesbian, gay, 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. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia.