• Status: 0.5 FTE (19 hrs a week) ongoing
• Reporting to: Team Leader – Community Support Program, HIV Services
• Location: Positive Living Centre, Melbourne
• Classification: VAC-GMHC Employment Agreement 2014 (SACS Level 4 pay point 1)

ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Thorne Harbour Health is a community-controlled LGBTI organisation, governed by our members, and working for our sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities.

For the past 35 years as the Victorian AIDS Council (VAC), the organisation led the Victorian community’s response to HIV and AIDS. Now our work has moved beyond Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health is responding to a broad range of issues. Thorne Harbour Health aims to improve the health, social and emotional well-being of LGBTI communities and those living with or affected by HIV, with a particular emphasis on bringing the HIV and AIDS epidemic to an end.

The Role 

Thorne Harbour is looking for an experienced housing support worker to work with people living with HIV who are homeless or housing insecure. Working in an integrated Community Support team, the role entails addressing barriers to accessing and sustaining stable accommodation using a strengths-based case management model. The role has a focus on creating a safe and respectful service for clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with clients to achieve case management goals in a client-centred, strengths-based way that supports individual empowerment, health and well-being
• Ensure that Housing Plus clients are linked to other appropriate internal and external support services
• Work in collaboration with the Launch Housing IAP worker to support clients in urgent need of housing
• Support clients in transitional properties to access sustainable long-term housing and support them with any issues affecting their tenancy
• In consultation with the Program Coordinator, support clients with identified mental health and/or drug/alcohol issues
• Liaise with other organisations in the provision of client support
• Appropriate record-keeping as required
• Report to the Program Coordinator on a regular basis through supervision and report writing
• Attend staff meetings and professional development activities as directed
• Work within the policies and procedures of the HIV Services Program and the organisation
• Perform other duties as directed by the Program Coordinator 

People living with HIV and members of the LGBTI community are encouraged to apply.

For more information please contact Toby Bolton on 03 9863 0444.

A position description is attached.