Pride in Place - Program Coordinator

• Inner Melbourne Community Hub - North Melbourne
• Part-Time - 30.4 Hours per week
• Maximum Term - 30th June 2029
• SCHADS – Level 6 $55.72 to $58.19 per hour + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging 

About Vincentcare Victoria

VincentCare Victoria is an award-winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.

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.

Little bit about the role 

 The Pride in Place Program Coordinator will oversee the operations of the Pride in Place program, providing direct line management to the LGBTQIA+ Service Navigator and IAP Worker employed by VincentCare. Reporting to the Pride in Place Governance Committee, the Program Coordinator will play a critical role in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with LGBTQIA+ people utilising the Pride in Place program, with a particular emphasis on supporting people who present with multiple and complex support needs. They are also responsible for directing and managing a coordinated response from Pride in Place consortium partners, ensuring that service delivery is aligned to best practice frameworks and adheres to the Pride in Place program guidelines.

The Pride in Place Program Coordinator will work in consultation with the Pride in Place Principal Practitioner (employed by Drummond Street Services Queerspace) to:

• Chair and oversee the Pride in Place Operations Committee, Local Catchment Practitioner Group and other program governance mechanisms.
• Deliver sector capacity building activities that seek to improve LGBTQIA+ inclusive practice across allied community services and Homelessness Access Points in the program’s catchment areas, with a view to improve access, pathways and outcomes for LGBTQIA+ people.
• Provide crisis support and case management for LGBTQIA+ clients with multiple and complex support needs, using a trauma-informed, person-centred and strengths-based approach. 
• Lead the Pride in Place team to deliver safe, inclusive and sustainable support by fostering a strengths-based culture, ensuring integrated and client-directed service pathways, addressing service barriers, building positive client relationships and providing consistent staff supervision, mentoring and team leadership.

Key Selection Criteria

• Experience managing operations in homelessness, LGBTQIA+ or community services.
• Strong knowledge of the homelessness sector and service systems.
• Understanding of trauma-informed, inclusive, recovery-focused and harm minimisation practices.
• Familiarity with government policy, funding and compliance.
• Experience with peer support and capacity-building approaches for LGBTQIA+ people with complex needs.
• Ability to engage and maintain effective relationships with LGBTQIA+ people experiencing homelessness.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and inclusive practice.
• Experience collaborating with external organisations at a governance or partnership level.
• Relevant vocational or tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience (required).
• Additional qualifications in a related area (preferred).
• Full Victorian Driver’s Licence.

 Why work for us?  We offer

• 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.
• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to a firm committed to helping others. We are passionate about #SocialJustice.

How to apply:

If this opportunity sounds perfect to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter telling us a little bit more about you and how your skills meet our key selection criteria in the position description available here.

Applications close: 8th December 2025 at 12.00 am.

Please note: Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received. VCV reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.

Email enquiries may be directed to Joshua Tilley-Darvill, Manager – Inclusive Support and Recovery Services, on joshua.darvill@vincentcare.org.au. 

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check.

VincentCare Victoria is an accredited Rainbow Tick organisation.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.