Community Participation Worker- Journey to Social Inclusion

Senior Practice Lead – Journey to Social Inclusion

• Location: Glenroy, Victoria
• Part-time, Maximum Term
• Level 4 SCHADS Award - $43.08 to $44.20 per hour + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging

Make a Real Impact in the Community - Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people experiencing chronic homelessness?

VincentCare is a leading community-focused organisation dedicated to supporting people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage. We are committed to providing client-centred services that foster inclusion, dignity, and positive outcomes.

Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage. Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised. VincentCare is well equipped to provide a continuum of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Our values—Courage, Leadership, Accountability, Compassion, Excellence, and Dignity—drive everything we do.

VincentCare Victoria is looking for a Community Participation Worker to join our Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) program. J2SI is an innovative program focused on breaking the cycle of homelessness through intensive, person-centered support. This role offers the opportunity to provide long-term, trauma-informed case management and service coordination, supporting individuals to achieve stable housing, independence, and social inclusion.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Under general direction of the J2SI Leadership supported by the Team Leader, the Workforce Participation Worker will work in collaboration with the J2SI Intensive Case Managers to improve economic & workforce inclusion outcomes for J2SI participants. This role will work with the J2SI cohort to identify meaningful activities that will support their connectedness to the community. This is done through exploring volunteering opportunities, links to training, courses and programs, and internal tailored group and individual interventions, and employment placement. 

 What We’re Looking For:

• Passion and innovation for supporting individuals to be connected to community through economic participation or social inclusion.
• Understands professional client interaction, boundaries and case record principles, ensuring accountability and responsibility.
• Knowledge of the issues impacting clients, including homelessness, financial hardship, family violence, mental health, substance use and disabilities.
• Evidenced ability to provide holistic responses to address complex needs.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to manage conflict and challenging behaviours.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of social justice, human rights, self-determination and empowerment. 
• Ability to show cultural awareness and adapt personal approach to meet the unique needs of clients. 

Why Join VincentCare?

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• We are committed to professional development to make sure that your career keeps growing while you're working with us.
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others. We are passionate about #Social Justice.
• Purpose-driven work that directly supports vulnerable individuals.
• Collaborative team culture that values diversity and inclusion.
• Career development opportunities with ongoing training.
• Innovative service models driving positive change in family violence response.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If making a difference is important to you and you meet our essential requirements we can't wait to hear from you. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter detailing a response to each of the key selection criteria which can be found in the position description available below.

Please click here to view a detailed Position Description.

If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Andrew Brook, Team Leader, on andrew.brook@vincentcare.org.au

Please note:  VCV reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time.

Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received, rather than after the advertised closing date.

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure due consideration is given to your suitability.

Please don't delay in submitting your application as applications will be reviewed upon submission.

VincentCare welcomes applications from people from diverse cultural & linguistic backgrounds including people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander.

All appointments within VincentCare Victoria are subject to satisfactory completion of a police check and character/performance reference checks.  Police checks will be undertaken for the selected candidate prior to any job offer being confirmed. Police checks are also undertaken on a periodic basis during the period of employment.

All appointments are subject to disclosure of any relevant employment history of formal disciplinary action for improper or unprofessional conduct taken by current or previous employers or any other integrity body within or outside Australia.

The incumbent for this position must have and maintain a current Victorian Working with Children Check or equivalent.