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We are looking for compassionate people who share our mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to review our current vacancies.

ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is one of Australia's largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

ABOUT US

The Independent Community Living Program is an outreach service, aimed at supporting individuals who are living with complex mental health issues, to access stable long-term housing, integrate within the community and achieve independent living.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will work within a recovery model, facilitating opportunities for social inclusion and supporting individuals to achieve their goals and live independently. Your work begins facilitating the intake process with individuals, identifying their needs and carrying out risk assessment. Partnering with individuals in the development of case plans, you will support individuals to achieve their goals of recovery and to accomplish their aspirations. You will also assist in identifying and securing suitable long-term housing. As you would expect, crisis prevention and intervention are key parts of what you will do. Your case load will be between 10 to 15 people with differing complexity.

ABOUT YOU

You are a compassionate and understanding communicator, with experience in delivering an outreach service. Your experience also extends to advocacy for individuals and working in partnership with individuals with complex mental health. You build rapport and trust with people in challenging circumstances and confidently work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Your track record demonstrates your involvement in complex situations. Your tertiary qualification is at a minimum of a diploma in social welfare or similar.

YOUR HOURS

The position is permanent full time, 38 hours weekly.

WHAT WE OFFER

• As a registered not for profit organisation, in addition to your remuneration you will enjoy generous tax-free salary packaging benefits
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family members
• Corporate Private Health Insurance rates
• Supportive and encouraging organisation

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation that is committed to ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people, and protecting them from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all other roles require a mandatory National Police Check.

We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.