• Leading community services organisation
• Salary packaging and competitive sector remuneration
• Full-time, Ongoing  position, based in Ballarat
• Private Rental Assistance Program – More Than a House (MTaH)

About the opportunity

The PRAP Plus support worker role is an outreach role and the position will work with clients who are not otherwise supported by housing support programs to prevent homelessness, by providing time-limited outreach interventions to support tenancies, while addressing issues which are contributing to the risk of tenancy breakdown. The position will also work to reduce preventable exits from private rental and achieve outcomes that lead to successful, sustainable private rental tenancies.

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About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Minimum qualification of Diploma in Welfare/Community Services, or equivalent in related field.
• Experience in working with homeless clients.
• Knowledge of the private rental market and legislation regarding housing legislation will be highly regarded.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, find out more or apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application:

• Cover Letter
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
• Address key/core selection criteria according to the position description.

Get in touch

For more information regarding the role, please reach out to Stacey Park, Team Leader on 0466 858 776.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.