Together Home Caseworker
Job No:
VIN2584
Location:
Woolloomooloo, NSW
- Opportunity to make a difference in a purpose-led organisation
- Not-for-profit salary packaging tax-free benefits, increase your take-home pay.
- SCHCADS Award, Level 5, up to $88k plus super
- Be part of a team that is passionate about assisting people experiencing homelessness.
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, who’s key values is to shape a more just and compassionate society
We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our staff are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.
The Role
The Together Home Case Worker will oversee the implementation and provision of support to tenancies with Community Housing Providers. Specialist casework support will include psycho-social support and other culturally appropriate services needed for clients. This role is vital to enabling clients to maintain their tenancy and achieve other case plan goals. The Together Home Case Worker role will:
- Provide case planning and management services to clients
- Ensure that clients receive the required support and services that they need to achieve the goals of the Together Home Program
- Purchase additional services and goods they are unable to provide as identified with the client from brokerage funding in line with the SHS Brokerage Guidelines
- Liaise with Community Housing Provider regarding tenancy issues that may arise
- Provide monthly and quarterly reports as required under the program.
This role will report to the Team Leader. You can find more information here Appendix A.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Tertiary qualification/s or relevant experience human services, case management or community development.
- Highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, and the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with all people.
- Ability to apply a client-centred approach to service provision.
- Demonstrated ability to work with limited supervision, manage a variety of tasks and display personal drive and integrity.
- Flexibility, team work skills, and creative problem solving.
- IT competency, including the use of Microsoft Office programs.
- Willingness to work flexible hours and to travel to a range of locations in response to program needs.
- NSW driver licence.
- St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment
If this sounds like you, don’t wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume and cover letter which addresses the key requirements of Position Description
If you have questions about this role, please email Damian Royce ( Manager, Homelessness and Housing) Damian.Royce@vinnies.org.au, quoting: Together Home |Case Worker| VIN2584.
*The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check, Working with Children check*
St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.