ABOUT THE ROLE

Tenants Victoria provides a rooming house outreach service which visits residents of rooming houses, and provides them with practical assistance, information and referrals. Many of these residents have other complex needs in addition to their precarious housing. They are the people least likely to access mainstream advice services. The international student outreach program is a newly funded program which aims to build on and extend this existing outreach model to international students, working in partnership with universities and other community support organisations.

ABOUT YOU

You are a driven, motivated self-starter who has the ability to work autonomously to deliver high-quality results and exceed expectations. You have high attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with people quickly.

Key to your success is your:

• Experience in supporting clients in hardship, exceptional project management skills, reliability and ‘can do’ attitude.
• Demonstrated high level communication (oral and written) and listening skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and effectively manage competing demands, including knowing when to escalate matters to a supervisor.
• Strong administrative, organisational and IT skills.

This is fixed-term position for a period of 12 months part time (0.6EFT) status.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

You will have:

• At least 2 years’ demonstrated work experience as a social worker, advocate, outreach worker, case manager, or other support worker assisting clients experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage.

WHY CHOOSE US:

• We conduct ourselves with the values of celebrating diversity, integrity, continuous improvement, professionalism and collaboration.
• A supportive team environment, working alongside other high calibre professionals and support staff who strive for the best outcomes for our clients.
• A commitment to your professional and personal development through training and supervision.
• A flexible working environment.
• Salary Packaging.

Tenants Victoria is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Please direct any queries to Kylie Betts – People and Culture via email at [email protected] using the subject line: International Student Outreach Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.