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Youth Focused Housing Placement Worker - North West Metropolitan Regions

Melbourne City Mission
  • Ongoing full-time position available
  • North West Metropolitan Regions
  • Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

About the organisation

We are a leading community support organization 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 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.

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • To provide crisis intervention, interim 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.
  • Develop advanced case planning and crisis interventions to meet the needs of young people with multiple and complex needs
  • To identify skills, personal resources and professional networks that will assist young people to confidently move from crisis into longer term safe and secure accommodation.
  • Liaise and work collaboratively with other programs, community agencies and government departments on all levels, particularly Access Points

Skills & experience include but are not limited to:

  • A bachelor 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.

Please review the position description below for the full duties and key selection criteria.

Benefits

We offer a competitive remuneration package including an attractive salary, access to tax-effective salary packaging arrangements and supportive work/life balance provisions. MCM recognises the importance of investing in the training, learning and development of our employees.

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