• Prevention and early intervention program
• Northern Metro Melbourne
• Full time, 38 hours per week with the option to compress hours and receive a monthly RDO.
• Rainbow Tick accredited organisation
  

About us

We are an award winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria. Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage through our provision of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion. We recognise cultural, gender and occupational differences; we encourage diversity and employ dedicated, talented and enthusiastic staff who work across a range of programs and services.

Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised and disadvantaged in our community, aiming always to support, empower and to respect a client's dignity.

About the team

HomeConnect is a program designed to prevent or intervene early to provide support and accommodation to young adults, adults, families and children who are at risk of homelessness or are recently homeless. The program aims to support and empower individuals and families to stabilise and rebuild their lives to remain housed or to be re-housed, provide holistic support, build confidence and self-esteem, and develop an overall plan to engage and support clients. A range of specialist positions exist in the team to provide a wraparound support based around the client's aspirations and needs.

About the role

VincentCare Victoria is seeking an appropriately-qualified person to provide leadership, guidance, mentoring and supervision to the team who provide support to clients into stable accommodation.

Key to the success of this role will be using feminist principles to support the team and victim-survivors, fostering a culture of inclusivity and promoting a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach.

About you

You are an appropriately qualified professional with experience in providing client focused comprehensive case management, planning and support.

You have an understanding of partnership initiatives and deliverables and an ability to lead, work with and alongside other programs and organisations.

You have experience in maintaining constructive and respectful working relationships to provide an integrated service response across VincentCare and bring about change to enhance service delivery.

Your experience and knowledge also extends to:

• Effectively engaging with people experiencing complex issues
• An ability to manage critical incidents, identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to self and others in both outreach and service based capacities.
• Highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in liaising with other community service organisations for the development of on-going relationships and referral protocols beneficial to client support

Why work for us? We offer:

• An opportunity to contribute to an award winning organisation at the cutting edge of LGBTIQ inclusive practice and one that is both safe and culturally responsive.
• We are committed to professional development to ensure your career keeps advancing while you're working with us.
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others and passionate about informing Social Justice.
• We have some great talent who are happy to share their knowledge and experiences to help you on your way.
• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• Salary Range: SCHCDSI Level 8 $55.05 - $57.22 per hour dependant on experience

If making a difference is important to you and you meet our essential requirements we can't wait to hear from you. Please submit your CV together with a detailed and separate response to each of the key selection criteria which can be found in the attached position description available below.

Please don't delay in submitting your application as applications will be reviewed upon submission.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact Tony Clarke Hub Manager Northern Community Hub on 0407 669 872

VincentCare welcomes applications from people from diverse cultural & linguistic backgrounds including people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

All appointments within VincentCare Victoria are subject to satisfactory completion of a police check, working with children check, and character/performance reference checks.