• Ongoing full-time position available
• Be part of a skilled and committed team who help young people realise their potential
• Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

About the organisation

We are a leading community support organisation working alongside people to live the life they aspire to, their way, providing a broad range of support in Homelessness, Justice, Disability, Palliative Care, Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS), and Early Years and Education service areas. A career with us means you are part of an organisation making a real difference.

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About the Program and Role

The Creating Connections Youth Focused Housing Placement position sits within the Youth and Family Portfolio and is part of Melbourne City Mission’s Creating Connections Program. Creating Connections provides support to young people who are homeless or at risk in both the North West and Inner Middle South regions of metropolitan Melbourne. The Creating Connections Team encompasses housing support, living skills and education, employment and training support.

To provide high quality case-management services to young people aged 16-24 who are homeless or at risk and require holistic support to achieve their goals.

Skills and Experience:

• To provide crisis intervention, interim response, HEART response, housing support and intensive goal focused case management and assertive outreach to young people aged 16 – 24 years who are homeless or at risk.
• To effectively manage a case load of young people who require the specialist skills of an experienced practitioner.
• Develop advanced case planning and crisis interventions to meet the needs of young people with multiple and complex needs

Essential:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in social work, youth work or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with young people who are at risk or experiencing homelessness.
• Demonstrated experience working within a case management framework.
• Strong ability to actively and assertively engage young people with complex needs.
• Extensive knowledge of current trends and issues impacting at risk young people
• An understanding of the available resources for at risk young people/and their children.
• Knowledge of the legislative requirements when working with at risk young people and their children.

For more information, including a position description, closing date and how to apply, please click “apply for this job” to be redirected to our website.

For more details or assistance with application submission please email: [email protected], using the subject line: Case Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process. Appointments to MCM roles will be subject to the following safety screening checks (as applicable to the role): National (and International if applicable) Police Check (which includes Proof of Identity Check), Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, Right to Work in Australia and current and valid driver licence. All costs associated with safety checks (except National Police Check) will be at applicants’ expense.

Our commitment to diversity

At MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please email [email protected].