Why join us

• Join Logan’s leading community services organisation that’s been backing vulnerable people for 35 years.
• Be part of a high-impact team that backs people to resolve housing and financial issues.
• Benefit from a busy, varied work environment, a great team and a strong sense of achievement.
• Take on an exciting full-time opportunity.

About the job

Role location: Slacks Creek, Jimboomba
Role type: Maximum term full-time until the end of June with a view to permanency
Pay range: $71,816 to $78,073 a year based on experience, with salary sacrificing available

We are looking for a versatile worker with experience in intake, assessment and case work, particularly in the housing and homelessness area for our Housing and YFS Connect teams. In this job, you’ll work with people presenting as homeless or in crisis to help them find solutions.

You will:

• Work across our YFS Connect and Housing teams to assess people’s needs and provide short term responses and / or longer-term case management.
• Access community resources and work with others including Centrelink, real estate agents and community or public housing providers to link people with the support they need.
• Work with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role descriptions available from www.yfs.org.au/about/jobs-yfs, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, resilience, flexibility, optimism and a drive to find solutions.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people living in the Logan and surrounding area. And we want our staff to thrive, too. So we offer great opportunities to develop your career.

We’re serious about your professional development. Half of our managers have been employed from within. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

We know that a happy workplace thrives. We recognise that staff have their own needs, so we encourage you to bring the entire you to work. Depending on your role, we support a number of flexible work arrangements.

Also, we offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax) and counselling support.

To find out more about working with us, head to www.yfs.org.au/workwithus.