About Street to Home

Neami Street to Home service provides culturally appropriate, assertive outreach and case management to homelessness people sleeping rough in the Adelaide CBD within a Housing First approach.

The assertive outreach model is aimed at providing integrated services that focus on consumer identified goals, improved health outcomes and transition from homelessness to safe, secure and sustainable long term accommodation. We persist and work with people over the medium to long term supporting people to maintain their tenancies once they are in housing.

Street to Home staff will be responsible for engaging individuals sleeping rough within the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and surrounding parklands. Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers (CRSWs) and Street Outreach Workers (SOWs) (terminology used interchangeably) are responsible for providing assertive outreach patrols to rough sleepers with the aim of providing integrated services that focus on consumer identified goals, improved health outcomes and transition from homelessness to safe, secure and sustainable long term accommodation. We persist and work with people over the medium to long term supporting people to maintain their tenancies once they are in housing.

About the Role

• Multiple roles available including Full Time, Part Time and Casual roles
• 7 Day Rotating Roster: 9.00am – 5.30pm with some scope to work outside of hours
• CSD Level 2 from $61,529 - $66,116 per annum (pro rata); Casual employment $31.13 - $33.45 p/h plus casual loading
• Maximum Term Contract until 30 June 2020 with opportunity to extend; Casual employment has no fixed days
• Work in a multidisciplinary team of health professionals and support workers
• Provide a range of rehabilitation and support to consumers, tailored to meet their individual needs whilst working within the framework of the Street to Home service model
• Work closely with consumers to address housing and immediate needs
• From time to time there may be a need to re-call staff for urgent call-outs and to respond where there are issues with individuals or the hotels out of hours

Mandatory requirements:

• Must provide Neami evidence of a Mental Health (or equivalent Human Services or Community Services) qualification of Certificate IV level or above, or complete such a qualification within 2 years of your commencement of employment
• Current SA Working with Children Check and Vulnerable Person check required before commencement of work (employee responsibility)
• Australian Working Rights
• Drivers licence
• Police check (refer to PD) – disclosable outcomes considered

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

In our most recent Staff Engagement Survey, 89% of our Staff recommend Neami as a great place to work, with 88% of staff proud to say they work for Neami.

Incentives include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

A position description is attached.