• Permanent - Full time until 30 June 2026
• Rare Opportunity to Make a Difference in a Purpose-Led Organisation
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Tax Free Benefits

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

The Role

The Case Worker will provide support to clients of Homelessness and Housing Services including undertaking case work with homeless persons and/or persons in danger of becoming homeless.

The Case Worker will:

• Engage with persons sleeping rough and/or those people in danger of becoming homeless.
• Conduct initial intakes and assessments.
• Provide a range of client supports including but not limited to; providing information and resources, crisis interventions, appropriate referrals, and advocacy to other services as required.
• Undertake home visits with clients living in the community.
• Provide client support with a respectful, non-judgmental, and inclusive attitude and manner, always upholding and respecting the rights of clients.
• Provide a range of on-site client supports at our refuges as required, assisting and/or supervising activities as directed.
• Support clients by developing, monitoring, and reviewing case plans to assist them to achieve their goals.
• Address all administrative requirements of the position.

To be successful, you will need:

• Minimum TAFE Certificate IV or currently undertaking tertiary study, in welfare or related field.
• 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 and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to use sound judgement and act appropriately in crisis and emergency situations.
• NSW driver licence.

If this sounds like you, don't wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them.

Submit your application with a resume.

For more about the role, see the Position Description.

If you have questions about this role, or require an easy read Position Description, please email Damian Royce at [email protected] using the subject line: Community Case Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs, quoting: VIN3130.

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.