About Us

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society. 

The Society recognises the value of an inclusive work environment and believes that our diversity is a strength in the work we do with our local communities. 

• SCHCADS award, hourly rates range from $41.52 - $44.68 dependent on experience.
• Be part of a team that is passionate about assisting people experiencing homelessness. 
• Full-time Max-term contract until June 2026 in line with current funding.
• Not-for-profit salary packaging tax-free benefits, increase your take-home pay. 

Your Role

Vital and diverse role providing a range of Case Work support to people experiencing homelessness.

The support you provide will be crucial in helping people stabilise and sustain their accommodation and ultimately transition away from homelessness. This is a highly rewarding and diverse role with a mixture of outreach, tenancy and crisis case management support.

Your Responsibilities

• Engage with persons sleeping rough and/or those people in danger of becoming homeless.
• Undertake home visits with clients located in temporary, transitional or permanent accommodation.
• Refer clients to appropriate external services and link to life skill and educational programs.
• Create collaborative partnerships with other key stakeholders and services.
• Offer client support at all times with a respectful, non-judgmental and inclusive attitude and manner, upholding and respecting the rights of clients at all times while maintaining client confidentiality.
• Develop case plans with the clients, provide ongoing support to achieve the case plan and monitor the case plan.
• Attend to the primary needs of clients and maintain client records/case notes, both electronic and handwritten.
• Meeting service targets as required by the manager, Society and/or external agencies.

You Will Need

• Previous experience providing support to marginalised and vulnerable people support to homeless persons.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues relating to homelessness including but not limited to family breakdown, mental illness, drug, alcohol and gambling addictions.
• Demonstrated awareness of appropriate local community support services for homeless clients, including government agencies and NGO’s, and the capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with such service providers.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and sound computer skills. 
• NSW driver licence (unencumbered).

Apply Now 

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If you have questions about this role, or require an easy read Position Description, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Case Worker - Illawarra enquiry via EthicalJobs.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.